modillion

(mō dil′yən)

noun

Archit. an ornamental block or bracket placed under a projecting cornice, esp. in the Corinthian order

Origin: It modiglione < LL *mutilio < L mutulus, modillion, prob. < Etr base *mut-, a projection

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noun

An ornamental bracket used in series under a cornice, especially a cornice of the Corinthian, Composite, or Ionic orders.

Origin:

Origin: Italian modiglione

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *mutiliō, mutiliōn-

Origin: , from Latin mūtulus

Origin: , perhaps of Etruscan origin

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