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triglyph

American  
[trahy-glif] / ˈtraɪˌglɪf /

noun

Architecture.
  1. a structural member of a Doric frieze, separating two consecutive metopes, and consisting typically of a rectangular block with two vertical grooves or glyphs, and two chamfers or half grooves at the sides, together counting as a third glyph, and leaving three flat vertical bands on the face of the block.


triglyph British  
/ ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf /

noun

  1. architect a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of triglyph

1555–65; < Latin triglyphus < Greek tríglyphos thrice-grooved, equivalent to tri- tri- + glyph ( ) glyph + -os adj. suffix

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The Grade II listed Doric hexastyle portico is topped by a triglyph frieze and a pediment.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2019

The exterior is quite untouched, triglyph cornice, Doric columns, all well past the century mark.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague

The width of the triglyph should be divided into six parts, and five of these marked off in the middle by means of the rule, and two half parts at the right and left.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

Thus, in the Doric temple, the triglyph and cornice are unimitative; or imitative only of artificial cuttings of wood.

From The Seven Lamps of Architecture by Ruskin, John

A triglyph is placed over the center of each column and over the center of each intercolumniation.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow

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