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entablement definition

en·ta·ble·ment (en tā′bəl mənt)

noun

  1. Obsolete entablature
  2. the platform or series of platforms directly beneath a statue and on top of the dado and the base

Etymology: Fr < OFr < entabler: see en-, table, & -ment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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