tri·glyph

(trī′glĭf′)

adj. Architecture

An ornament in a Doric frieze, consisting of a projecting block having on its face two parallel vertical glyphs or grooves and two half grooves or chamfers on either vertical end, that separates the metopes.

[Latin trīglyphus, from Greek trigluphos : tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + gluphē, carving; see glyph.]

tri·glyph′ic adj.

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triglyph

(ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf)

(Architecture) architect a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels

[C16: via Latin from Greek trigluphos three-grooved, from tri- tri- + gluphē carving. See glyph]

triˈglyphic, triˈglyphical adj

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tri•glyph

(ˈtraɪˌglɪf)
n.

a rectangular block between two metopes in a Doric frieze, having three vertical bands separated by two grooves or glyphs, with two half grooves or chamfers at the sides.

[1555–65; < Latin triglyphus < Greek tríglyphos triple-grooved =tri- tri- + -glyphos, adj. derivative of glyphḗ glyph]

tri′glyphed`, adj.

tri•glyph′ic, tri•glyph′i•cal, adj.

Translations

triglifo

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At the latter's Palazzo del Te in Mantua, the proportions are deliberately odd, the patterns of rustication undisciplined, and pediments collide with the entablature above, from which the triglyph stones drop down as if the whole structure were about to collapse.

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For example, the various parts of a classical cornice, all the clutter of dentils, triglyphs, metopes, guttae, architraves and other obscure objects, are merely the vestiges of the ends of roof rafters, the beams on which they rested, pegs to hold them in place, and so on.

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Carving is sharp and crisp, as if contemporary, despite being constructed over 16 centuries ago and the stylized details (presumed, like classical triglyphs, to be petrified timber details) are typical of the Aksumite style.

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