Cushion capital

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(Arch.)	A capital so sculptured as to appear like a cushion pressed down by the weight of its entablature.
	A name given to a form of capital, much used in the Romanesque style, modeled like a bowl, the upper part of which is cut away on four sides, leaving vertical faces.

See also: Cushion, Cushion

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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