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entablement

[ en-tey-buhl-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the platform above the dado on a pedestal.

entablement

/ ɪnˈteɪbəlmənt /

noun

  1. the platform of a pedestal, above the dado, that supports a statue

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Word History and Origins

Origin of entablement1

1655–65; < French, equivalent to entable ( r ) to table ( en- 1, table ) + -ment -ment

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Word History and Origins

Origin of entablement1

C17: from Old French

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