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entablature
noun en·tab·la·ture \in-ˈta-blə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌt(y)u̇r\
Definition of ENTABLATURE
: a horizontal part in classical architecture that rests on the columns and consists of architrave, frieze, and cornice — see column illustration
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Origin of ENTABLATURE
obsolete French, modification of Italian intavolatura, from intavolare to put on a board or table, from in- (from Latin) + tavola board, table, from Latin tabula
First Known Use: 1611
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