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noun
the portion of the capital of a column that is below the annulets, and above the end of the shaft
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Synonyms: colarino, gorgerin, neck, necking
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin hypotrachelium, from Ancient Greek ὑποτραχήλιον (hupotrakhḗlion), from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + τράχηλος (trákhēlos, “neck”).
Across languages
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