TRIGLYPH


Meaning of TRIGLYPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrī-ˌglif ]

noun

Etymology: Latin triglyphus, from Greek triglyphos, from tri- + glyphein to carve — more at cleave

Date: 1563

: a slightly projecting rectangular tablet in a Doric frieze with two vertical channels of V section and two corresponding chamfers or half channels on the vertical sides

• tri·glyph·ic trī-ˈgli-fik or tri·glyph·i·cal -fi-kəl adjective

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