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Modillion
is always a great word to know.
So is bearing. Does it mean:
| an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch; a door or gateway with a curved head |
| a supporting part of a structure; the area of contact between a supporting beam and other underlying support |
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| modillion (məˈdɪljən) | |
| —n | |
| architect Compare mutule one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice, esp as used in the Corinthian order | |
| [C16: via French from Italian modiglione, probably from Vulgar Latin mutiliō (unattested), from Latin mūtulus | |
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