modillion
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yən, mə- noun Architecture.
an ornamental cantilever beneath the corona or similar member of a cornice, stringcourse, etc.
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| —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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Modillion
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Example sentences
The large drawing room to the right or east features a paneled dado, modillion cornice, and projecting paneled chimney piece.
Modillion large, ornamental blocks placed below the overhang of a cornice.
The platform is supported by stone volute brackets and beneath are stone modillion blocks.
The main section has a modillion cornice while the wings have simple box cornices.
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