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Cantilever
Architecture; General architecture
A beam or other projection that is unsupported at one end.
Pier
Architecture; General architecture
An upright support for a superstructure, such as an arch or bridge.
Mutule
Architecture; General architecture
Rectangular block under the soffit of the cornice of the Greek Doric temple, which is studded with guttae. It is supposed to represent the piece of timber through which the wooden pegs were driven in ...
Cinque cento
Architecture; General architecture
Style which became prevalent in Italy in the century following 1500, now usually called 16th-century work. It was the result of the revival of classic architecture known as Renaissance, but the ...
Cauliculus
Architecture; General architecture
Stalks (eight in number) with two leaves from which rise the helices or spiral scrolls of the Corinthian capital to support the abacus.
Return
Architecture; General architecture
Receding edge of a flat face. On a flat signboard, for example, the return is the edge which makes up the board's depth.
Cincture
Architecture; General architecture
Ring, list, or fillet at the top and bottom of a column, which divides the shaft from the capital and base.
