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epistyle

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ep⋅i⋅style

  [ep-uh-stahyl]
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–noun
the architrave of a classical building.
Origin:
1555–65; < L epistȳlium the crossbeam resting on the column < Gk epistŷlion crossbeam of architrave (epi- epi- + stŷl(os) a column, pillar, post + -ion dim. suffix)

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅sty⋅lar, adjective
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ar·chi·trave   (är'kĭ-trāv')   
n.  

  1. The lowermost part of an entablature in classical architecture that rests directly on top of a column. Also called epistyle.

  2. The molding around a door or window.


[French, from Old French, from Old Italian : archi-, archi- + trave, beam (from Latin trabs, trab-; see treb- in Indo-European roots).]
ep·i·style   (ěp'ĭ-stīl')   
n.  See architrave.

[Latin epistȳlium, from Greek epistūlion : epi-, epi- + stūlos, pillar; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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