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Webster 1913 Edition


Triglyph

Tri′glyph

,
Noun.
[L.
triglyphus
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] (see
Tri-
) + [GREEK] to carve: cf. F.
triglyphe
.]
(Arch.)
An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called glyphs, into three parts, or spaces, called femora. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. See Illust. of
Entablature
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Triglyph

TRIG'LYPH

,
Noun.
[Gr. three, and sculpture.] An ornament in the frieze of the Doric column, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of two entire gutters or channels, cut to a right angle, called glyphs, and separated by three interstices, called femora.

Definition 2024


triglyph

triglyph

English

Noun

triglyph (plural triglyphs)

  1. (architecture) A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.