modillion

  • 51mutule — [myo͞o′cho͞ol΄] n. [Fr < L mutulus: see MODILLION] Archit. a flat block projecting beneath, and supporting, the corona of a Doric cornice …

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  • 52truss — [trus] vt. [ME trussen < OFr trousser, to bundle together, pack < ? VL * torsare < * torsus, for L tortus, pp. of torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. to tie, bind, or bundle: often with up 2. to skewer or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) …

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  • 53wall bracket — noun a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) • Syn: ↑bracket • Derivationally related forms: ↑bracket (for: ↑bracket) • Hypernyms: ↑support …

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  • 54intermodification — n. * * * intermodification, modillion see inter prefix …

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  • 55intermodillion — /in teuhr moh dil yeuhn, meuh /, n. Archit. a space between two modillions. [INTER + MODILLION] …

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  • 56mu|tule — «MYOO tyool, MYOO chool», noun. Architecture. one of a series of projecting flat blocks under the corona of a Doric cornice. ╂[< Latin mūtulus a modillion] …

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  • 57truss´er — truss «truhs», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to tie; fasten; bind: »to truss up a bundle of plants. We trussed the burglar up and called the police. 2. to fasten the wings or legs of (a fowl or small animal) with skewers or twine in preparation for… …

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  • 58modellion — variant form of modillion …

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