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entablature
(en tab′lə c̸hər)
noun
- a horizontal superstructure supported by columns and composed of architrave, frieze, and cornice
- any structure like this
Origin: MFr < It intavolatura < intavolare < in-, in + tavola, table, base < L tabula: see table
See entablature in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The upper section of a classical building, resting on the columns and constituting the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
Origin:
Origin: Obsolete French
Origin: , from Italian intavolatura
Origin: , from intavolare, to put on a table
Origin: : in-, in, on (from Latin; see en-1)
Origin: + tavola, table (from Latin tabula, board)
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entablature
an Ionic order entablature
A. cornice B. frieze C. architrave D. entablatureLearn more about entablature
