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.

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triglyph British  

/ ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• triglyphed
  adjective
• triglyphic
  adjective
• triglyphical
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of triglyph

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

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Example Sentences

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triglyph

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

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2019

They told him, never did such an absurdity occur in classic architecture as a triglyph on a corner!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various

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 John Ruskin

Thus we may say that the triglyph has two furrows and two half-furrows; these do not extend to the top of the block.

From A History of Greek Art by Frank Bigelow Tarbell

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

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