‖ ecphoraArchit.|ˈɛkfərə| [Gr. ἐκϕορά, f. ἐκϕέρειν, f. ἐκ out + ϕέρειν to bear.] (See quot.) 1715Kersey, Ecphora, a jutting or bearing out in a building.1736in Bailey.1775in Ash.1842–76Gwilt Archit. Gloss, Ecphora, a word used by Vitruvius to signify the projecture of a member or moulding of a column.