epistyle

[ ep-uh-stahyl ]

/ ˈɛp əˌstaɪl /

noun

the architrave of a classical building.

Origin of epistyle

1555–65; <Latin epistȳlium the crossbeam resting on the column <Greek epistŷlion crossbeam of architrave (epi-epi- + stŷl(os) a column, pillar, post + -ion diminutive suffix)

OTHER WORDS FROM epistyle

ep·i·sty·lar, adjective

Words nearby epistyle

epistolic, epistolize, epistolography, epistrophe, epistropheus, epistyle, episyllogism, epit., epitaph, epitasis, epitaxial transistor

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Example sentences from the Web for epistyle

The stone beams of the epistyle lay from axis to axis of the columns.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
The plinth which forms the upper part of the capital—supporting the entablature by bearing the lower surface of the epistyle beam.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
The capital had a straight connection between the spirals, and the epistyle was stepped but twice.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
Both faades were surmounted by epistyle, frieze and pediment.
Problems in Periclean Buildings|G. W. Elderkin

The short band, corresponding to the triglyph, beneath the tnia moulding which crowns the epistyle; the listel.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

British Dictionary definitions for epistyle

epistyle

/ (ˈɛpɪˌstaɪl) /

noun

another name for architrave (def. 1)

Word Origin for epistyle

C17: via Latin epistӯlium from Greek epistulion, from epi- + stulos column, style

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单词	epistyle
释义	epistyle [ ep-uh-stahyl ] / ˈɛp əˌstaɪl / noun the architrave of a classical building. Origin of epistyle 1555–65; <Latin epistȳlium the crossbeam resting on the column <Greek epistŷlion crossbeam of architrave (epi-epi- + stŷl(os) a column, pillar, post + -ion diminutive suffix) OTHER WORDS FROM epistyle ep·i·sty·lar, adjective Words nearby epistyle epistolic, epistolize, epistolography, epistrophe, epistropheus, epistyle, episyllogism, epit., epitaph, epitasis, epitaxial transistor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epistyle The stone beams of the epistyle lay from axis to axis of the columns. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber The plinth which forms the upper part of the capital—supporting the entablature by bearing the lower surface of the epistyle beam. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber The capital had a straight connection between the spirals, and the epistyle was stepped but twice. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber Both faades were surmounted by epistyle, frieze and pediment. Problems in Periclean Buildings\|G. W. Elderkin The short band, corresponding to the triglyph, beneath the tnia moulding which crowns the epistyle; the listel. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber British Dictionary definitions for epistyle epistyle / (ˈɛpɪˌstaɪl) / noun another name for architrave (def. 1) Word Origin for epistyle C17: via Latin epistӯlium from Greek epistulion, from epi- + stulos column, style 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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