rudenturen.
/rʊˈdɛntʃə/, U.S. /ruˈdɛn(t)ʃər/ Architecture. Now rare.
A convex moulding or ornament in the form of a rope.Recorded chiefly in dictionaries and glossarial sources.
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1723 E. Chambers tr. S. Le Clerc Treat. Archit. I. 73 By a Rudenture we mean the Figure of a Rope or Staff cut, on some occasions, in the Flutings, to strengthen their sides.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Rudenture,..the Figure of a Rope or Staff, sometimes plain sometimes carv'd, wherewith a third Part of the Flutings of Columns are frequently filled up. [Repeated in various later dictionaries.]
1771 G. Marshall tr. A. B. Desgodets Anc. Buildings Rome I. i. 12 In the portico the pilasters are fluted without rudenture.
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Rudenture, a member or moulding representing a rope either plain or carved.
1951 M. L. Wolf Dict. Arts 601 Rudenture, in interior architecture, a molding or other member in the shape of a rope, cable or staff, plain or carved; occasionally used to decorate the flutings of columns.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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