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triglyph

triglyph


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  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}.