triglyph

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triglyph - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Triglyph \Tri"glyph\, n. [L. triglyphus, Gr. ?; ? (see Tri-) +
     ? to carve: cf. F. triglyphe.] (Arch.)
     An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at
     equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular
     tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by
     two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called
     glyphs, into three parts, or spaces, called femora. A half
     channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular
     edges of the tablet. See Illust. of Entablature.
     [1913 Webster] Triglyphic