n.
Pronunciation: ' g ə -t ə , ' gu ̇ -t ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural gut · tae \ ' g ə - ˌ t ē , ' gu ̇ -, - ˌ t ī \
Etymology: L, literally, drop
Date: 1563
: one of a series of ornaments in the Doric entablature that is usually in the form of a frustum of a cone