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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[Gr.

ἀποφυγή

escape, in arch. the curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital, fr.

ἀποφεύγειν

to flee away;

ἀπό

from +

φεύγειν

to flee: cf. F.

apophyge

(Arch.)

The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; – called also the

scape

Parker.

apophyge ‎(plural apophyges)

(architecture) a curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns