triglyph

[trahy-glif]

tri·glyph

[trahy-glif]
noun Architecture.
a structural member of a Doric frieze, separating two consecutive metopes, and consisting typically of a rectangular block with two vertical grooves or glyphs, and two chamfers or half grooves at the sides, together counting as a third glyph, and leaving three flat vertical bands on the face of the block.


Origin:
1555–65; < Latin triglyphus < Greek tríglyphos thrice-grooved, equivalent to tri- tri- + glyph() glyph + -os adj. suffix

tri·glyphed, adjective
tri·glyph·ic, tri·glyph·i·cal, adjective
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Triglyph is always a great word to know.
So is cove. Does it mean:
the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one; any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly
a concave surface or molding forming part of a ceiling at its edge that eliminates the usual interior angle between the wall and ceiling
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triglyph (ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf)
 
n
architect a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels
 
[C16: via Latin from Greek trigluphos three-grooved, from tri-tri- + gluphē carving. See glyph]
 
tri'glyphic
 
adj

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