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| cantilever |
in architecture, a long, low bracket used to support a balcony or cornice. [1/4 definitions] |
| corbel |
a bracket projecting from a wall to support an arch or cornice. [1/3 definitions] |
| cornice |
to decorate or furnish with a cornice. [1/4 definitions] |
| dentil |
one of a group of small rectangular blocks resembling teeth, such as those forming a molding or projecting from under a cornice. |
| entablature |
in classical temples or derivatives, the part of the building between the columns and the roof, consisting of the architrave, frieze, and cornice. |
| frieze |
in architecture, an ornamental band with lettering, design, or sculpture, as above the columns in a classic temple, between the architrave and the cornice, or around the top of a room or building. |
| spandrel |
in architecture, the roughly triangular space formed by the exterior curves of an arch or arches and the enclosing frame or overhead cornice. |
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