mutule

[ myoo-chool ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. a projecting flat block under the corona of the Doric cornice, corresponding to the modillion of other orders.

mutule

/ ˈmjuːtjuːl /

noun

1. architect one of a set of flat blocks below the corona of a Doric cornice Compare modillion

Other Words From

• mu·tu·lar [myoo, -ch, uh, -ler], mu·tu·la·ry [myoo, -ch, uh, -ler-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mutule¹

First recorded in 1555–65, mutule is from the Latin word mūtulus modillion

Word History and Origins

Origin of mutule¹

C16: via French from Latin mūtulus modillion

Example Sentences

Mutule, mūt′ūl, n. a kind of square, flat bracket used in the Doric order of architecture, above each triglyph and each metope, having round projections like nail-heads on the lower surface.

From Project Gutenberg

Mutule, a feature in a Classic Doric cornice, somewhat resembling the end of a timber beam.

From Project Gutenberg

Hex Naɔi Mabun Chane culhi tu ca cabil u natatah bicil talel u cah hunkul cuxtal yoltah u kububaob ti Dios tu hahil Ah Catzimob y AhChulimob tu chuccabil Manil, y Ah Tutul Yiu hex uay ti lakin Chel y Tan Cupulob hex ti Campeche Naɔacab Canul; bay ɔa lukanhi u tan hahil Dios uay ti peten uay tu lumil Sacuholpatal Sacmutix tun, Ah Mutule, Tunal Pech culhi uay ti cah lae.

From Project Gutenberg

Three rows of six guttae each are attached to the under surface of a mutule.

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