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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"]
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