English dictionary
modillion
/m/@/'d/I/l/j//@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.
Source: webster1913