cymae

Variant of cyma

cyma definition

cyma (sī′mə)

noun pl. cymae -·mae (-mē)

Archit. a molding of a cornice, whose profile is a line partly convex and partly concave

Etymology: ModL < Gr kyma: see cyme

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