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

Examples of entablature in a Sentence

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When it was built, the hotel was sided with smooth, dressed limestone slabs, brick columns and neoclassical terra cotta entablature. — Irene North, The Seattle Times, "Scottsbluff’s Lincoln Hotel turns 100," 13 Jan. 2018

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