mo·dil·lion (m -d l y n)n. An ornamental bracket used in series under a cornice, especially a cornice of the Corinthian, Composite, or Ionic orders. [Italian modiglione, from Vulgar Latin *mutili , mutilin-, from Latin m tulus, perhaps of Etruscan origin.] |
modillion [məˈdɪljən]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice, esp as used in the Corinthian order Compare mutule
[via French from Italian modiglione, probably from Vulgar Latin mutiliō (unattested), from Latin mūtulus mutule]
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| Noun | 1. |  modillion - (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornicewall bracket, bracket - a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
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