ɪˌdʒi noun Architecture.
1.
a small, concave, outward curve joining the shaft of a column, especially a classical column, to its base.
2.
Also called hypophyge. a similar curve joining the shaft of a column to its capital.
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| —n | |
| architect Also called: hypophyge the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoining the base or capital | |
| [C16: from Greek apophugē, literally: escape, from apopheugein to escape from] | |
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