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epistyle
[ ep-uh-stahyl ]
noun
- the architrave of a classical building.
epistyle
/ ˈɛpɪˌstaɪl /
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Other Words From
- epi·stylar adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epistyle1
C17: via Latin epistӯlium from Greek epistulion, from epi- + stulos column, style
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Example Sentences
The plinth which forms the upper part of the capital—supporting the entablature by bearing the lower surface of the epistyle beam.
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The short band, corresponding to the triglyph, beneath the tnia moulding which crowns the epistyle; the listel.
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The continuous fillet which crowns the epistyle, representative of the wall-plate of the original timbered Doric construction.
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Both faades were surmounted by epistyle, frieze and pediment.
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The lower stretches from pier to pier, or from column to column, as a connecting epistyle.
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