Main Entry: en·tab·la·ture

Pronunciation: \in-ˈta-blə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌt(y)u̇r\

Function: noun

Etymology: 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

Date: 1611

: a horizontal part in classical architecture that rests on the columns and consists of architrave, frieze, and cornice — see column illustration

[entablature illustration]