English dictionary
triglyph
/'tr/aI/,gl/I/f/
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noun
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An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called <i>glyphs</i>, into three parts, or spaces, called <i>femora</i>. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Entablature</u>.
Source: webster1913