əˈpäfə(ˌ)jē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Greek apophygē, literally, escape, from apo- + phygē flight, from pheugein to flee — more at bow (to bend)
: the small hollow curvature given to the top (as in a Doric column) or bottom (as in an Ionic or Corinthian column) of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet — compare cong é 4, scape