congé
congé noun: synonym of apophyge or cavetto, supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round. Also the alternative form of congee.
Noun
congé (plural congés)
- Synonym of apophyge or cavetto, supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round.
- Synonyms:
- apophyge or cavetto, supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round
Also used as
congé is also the alternative form of congee.
Synonyms of congé
- apophyge or cavetto
- supports at the top or bottom of pillars
- particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars
- added to provide support and prevent splintering
- their imitation in stone
- or a molding in the form of a quarter round
Forms of congé
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | congés |
| alternative form | conge |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | congés |
| present participle | congéing |
| past participle | conged |
| past | conged |
Origin of congé
Borrowed from French congé, from Latin commeātus (“a leave; permission for a leave”). As an architectural term, a French calque of ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”).
Words formed from congé
- conge delire
- congé d'élire
Questions about congé
- What does congé mean?
- Congé means synonym of apophyge or cavetto, supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round.
- What part of speech is congé?
- Congé is a noun.
- What is the plural of congé?
- The plural of congé is congés.
Words near congé in the dictionary
Source and license
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