TRIGLYPH


Meaning of TRIGLYPH in English

[ 'trʌɪglɪf ]

■ noun Architecture a tablet in a Doric frieze with three vertical grooves alternating with metopes.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk trigluphos , from tri- 'three' + gluphē 'carving'.

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