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triglyph

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tri·glyph  (trglf)
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 trglyphus, from Greek trigluphos : tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + gluph, carving; see glyph.]
tri·glyphic adj.
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triglyph
entablature of a Doric order building
A. triglyph
B. metope
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