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entablature

/en-tab-luh-cher, -choor/US // ɛnˈtæb lə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər //UK // (ɛnˈtæblətʃə) //

门廊,阁楼,门廊式建筑,壁炉

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Architecture.

    • : the entire construction of a classical temple or the like between the columns and the eaves, usually composed of an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice.

Examples

  • We see great thickness of columns, a fitting proportion to the capitals, and a beautiful entablature.

  • The pillar had twenty flutes, with a capital of half a diameter, supporting the entablature.

  • It was a massy stone, rounded, with a comparatively broad base and entablature but not otherwise remarkable.

  • On their entablature rose a balustrade, on which were arranged vases of porcelain filled with flowers.

  • The entablature was of great simplicity, perhaps because the comparatively rare employment of this order left it undeveloped.