Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
ensconce
ensemble
Ensenada
enshrine
enshroud
ensiform
ensign
ensilage
ensile
enskin
enslave
enslavement
ensnare
ensnarl
ensoul
ensphere
enstatite
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

entablature

en·tab·la·ture [ in tábblə chr, en tábblə chr ] (plural en·tab·la·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
part of building above columns: in classical architecture, the section of a structure that lies between the columns and the roof. It comprises, from bottom to top, the architrave, frieze, and cornice.

[Early 17th century. Via obsolete French< Italian intavolatura "boarding" < intavolare "board up, put on a table" < tavola "table"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft