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Gorgerin
Pronunciation : Gor`ge*rin"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings; -- called also neck of the capital, and hypotrachelium. See Illust. of Column.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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