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Triglyph
Pronunciation : Tri"glyph
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. triglyphus, Gr. Tri-) + triglyphe.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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