[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004