Modillion
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A decoratively carved supporting block atop a column, often underneath a cornice, and usually smaller and more ornamental in function than a corbel.
"It is a large square structure, two and a half stories in height, with a hipped roof rising above a handsome cornice with prominent modillions and surmounted by a balustraded belvedere."
- 2 (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice wordnet
Example
More examples"It is a large square structure, two and a half stories in height, with a hipped roof rising above a handsome cornice with prominent modillions and surmounted by a balustraded belvedere."
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian modiglione. Doublet of moellon.
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