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trochilus

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troch⋅i⋅lus

  [trok-uh-luhs]
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–noun, plural -li  [-lahy] . Architecture.
scotia.
Origin:
1555–65; < Gk tróchilos; see trochlea

sco⋅tia

  [skoh-shuh]
–noun Architecture.
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Also called trochilus.

Origin:
1555–65; < L < Gk skotía darkness (from its shadow)
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