The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
modillion — [mō dil′yən] n. [It modiglione < LL * mutilio < L mutulus, modillion, prob. < Etr base * mut , a projection] Archit. an ornamental block or bracket placed under a projecting cornice, esp. in the Corinthian order … English World dictionary
modillion — noun Etymology: Italian modiglione Date: 1563 an ornamental block or bracket under the corona of the cornice (as in the Corinthian order) … New Collegiate Dictionary
modillion — /moh dil yeuhn, meuh /, n. Archit. an ornamental cantilever beneath the corona or similar member of a cornice, stringcourse, etc. [1555 65; < It modiglione < VL *mutilionem, var. of *mutulionem, acc. of *mutulio. See MUTULE, ION] * * * … Universalium
modillion — noun A decoratively carved supporting block atop a column … Wiktionary
modillion — məʊ dɪlɪən n. (Architecture) ornamental bracket under a Corinthian column … English contemporary dictionary
modillion — [mə dɪljən] noun Architecture a projecting bracket under the corona of a cornice in the Corinthian and other orders. Origin C16: from Fr. modillon, from Ital. modiglione, based on L. mutulus mutule … English new terms dictionary
modillion — mo·dil·lion … English syllables
modillion — mo•dil•lion [[t]moʊˈdɪl yən, mə [/t]] n. archit. an ornamental block or bracket beneath the corona or similar member of a cornice, stringcourse, etc • Etymology: 1555–65; < It modiglione … From formal English to slang
modillion — /məˈdɪljən/ (say muh dilyuhn) noun one of a series of ornamental blocks or brackets placed under the corona of a cornice in the Corinthian and other orders. {Italian modiglione, from Latin mūtulus} …
modillion — n. Archit. a projecting bracket under the corona of a cornice in the Corinthian and other orders. Etymology: F modillon f. It. modiglione ult. f. L mutulus mutule … Useful english dictionary
