MODILLION


Meaning of MODILLION in English

[ mə'dɪljən ]

■ noun Architecture a projecting bracket under the corona of a cornice in the Corinthian and other orders.

Origin

C16: from Fr. modillon , from Ital. modiglione , based on L. mutulus 'mutule'.

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