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entablature (iou)



entablature noun. Also intablature. E17.
[from Italian intavolatura boarding (partly through French ENTABLEMENT), from intavolare board up, formed as IN-2 + tavola table: see -URE.]
Architecture. The part of a classical building that is above and supported by the columns, comprising architrave, frieze, and cornice. E17.
A structure analogous to a classical entablature. M19.
H. James Fireplaces of white marble, the entablature of which was adorned with a delicate..'subject'.
entablatured adjective M19.