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triglyph |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Triglyph \Tri"glyph\, n. [L. triglyphus Gr ?; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? to carve: cf F. triglyphe.] (Arch.) 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 glyphs, into three parts or spaces, called femora. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. See Illust. of {Entablature}.
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