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Cushion capital
| (Arch.) | A capital so sculptured as to appear like a cushion pressed down by the weight of its entablature. | | A name given to a form of capital, much used in the Romanesque style, modeled like a bowl, the upper part of which is cut away on four sides, leaving vertical faces. |
See also: Cushion, Cushion cushion capital
cushion capitalA capital resembling a cushion that is weighted down; in medieval architecture, a cubic capital with its lower angles rounded off.  See also: capitalcushion capital1. A capital resembling a cushion that is pressed down because of weight on it. 2. In medieval, esp. Norman, architecture, a cubic capital with its lower angles rounded off.ThesaurusSeeblock capital |