n.
Pronunciation: in- ' ta-bl ə - ˌ chu ̇ r, -ch ə r, - ˌ t(y)u ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete French, modification of Italian intavolatura, from intavolare to put on a board or table, from in- (fr. L) + tavola board, table, from Latin tabula
Date: 1611
: a horizontal part in classical architecture that rests on the columns and consists of architrave, frieze, and cornice ― see COLUMN illustration
entablature