modillion

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A decoratively carved supporting block atop a column, often underneath a cornice, and usually smaller and more ornamental in function than a corbel.
    — It is a large square structure, two and a half stories in height, with a hipped roof rising above a handsome cornice with prominent modillions and surmounted by a balustraded belvedere.

词形变化

modillions plural

词源

Borrowed from Italian modiglione. Doublet of moellon.
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