entablature

[ en-tab-luh-cher, -choor ]

/ ɛnˈtæb lə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

noun Architecture.

the entire construction of a classical temple or the like between the columns and the eaves, usually composed of an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice.

Origin of entablature

1605–15; <Middle French <Italian intavolatura;see in-², table, -ate¹, -ure

Words nearby entablature

ensuing, en suite, ensure, enswathe, ENT, entablature, entablement, entad, entail, entailment, ental

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Example sentences from the Web for entablature

The columns support an entablature with its frieze and cornice, but the architrave is wanting.
Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice|Edward A. Freeman
A cornice in the same style as the entablature surmounted this single door.
The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5|Theophile Gautier
Oftener, where an entablature supported by engaged columns was surmounted by a pediment, the fanlight over the door was omitted.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia|Frank Cousins
A portion of the entablature, which is of a simple character, still surmounts them.
Old Rome|Robert Burn

Such inscriptions were ordinarily placed on the entablature of the portico.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau

British Dictionary definitions for entablature

entablature

/ (ɛnˈtæblətʃə) /

noun architect

the part of a classical temple above the columns, having an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice

any construction of similar form

Word Origin for entablature

C17: from French, from Italian intavolatura something put on a table, hence, something laid flat, from tavola table, from Latin tabula table

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单词	entablature
释义	entablature [ en-tab-luh-cher, -choor ] / ɛnˈtæb lə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər / noun Architecture. the entire construction of a classical temple or the like between the columns and the eaves, usually composed of an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice. Origin of entablature 1605–15; <Middle French <Italian intavolatura;see in-², table, -ate¹, -ure Words nearby entablature ensuing, en suite, ensure, enswathe, ENT, entablature, entablement, entad, entail, entailment, ental Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for entablature The columns support an entablature with its frieze and cornice, but the architrave is wanting. Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice\|Edward A. Freeman A cornice in the same style as the entablature surmounted this single door. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5\|Theophile Gautier Oftener, where an entablature supported by engaged columns was surmounted by a pediment, the fanlight over the door was omitted. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia\|Frank Cousins A portion of the entablature, which is of a simple character, still surmounts them. Old Rome\|Robert Burn Such inscriptions were ordinarily placed on the entablature of the portico. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau British Dictionary definitions for entablature entablature / (ɛnˈtæblətʃə) / noun architect the part of a classical temple above the columns, having an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice any construction of similar form Word Origin for entablature C17: from French, from Italian intavolatura something put on a table, hence, something laid flat, from tavola table, from Latin tabula table Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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