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triglyph

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɡlɪf/

triglyph noun: a vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.

triglyph: a vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze
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Noun

triglyph (plural triglyphs)

  1. A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.
    • An interesting architectural point is raised by some stone carvings, with a vertical triple-grooved design. So often is this design found that Mr. Fyfe, when discussing its occurrence on a miniature fresco at Knossos, calls it the most distinctive architectural ornament of the age. There is every...1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 28

Forms of triglyph

pluraltriglyphs

Origin of triglyph

PIE word *tréyes From Ancient Greek τρίγλυφος (trígluphos, “triglyph”).

Words formed from triglyph

Questions about triglyph

What does triglyph mean?
Triglyph means a vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.
What part of speech is triglyph?
Triglyph is a noun.
How do you pronounce triglyph?
Triglyph is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪ.ɡlɪf/.
What is the plural of triglyph?
The plural of triglyph is triglyphs.

Words near triglyph in the dictionary

  1. triglycine
  2. triglycoside
  3. triglycosides
  4. triglycosylated
  5. triglyme
  6. triglyph
  7. triglyphal
  8. triglyphed
  9. triglyphic
  10. triglyphical
  11. triglyphs

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