gorgerin

noun

gor·​ger·​in

ˈgȯ(r)jərə̇n

plural -s

: the part of the capital in some columns between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus

also : the space between two neck moldings

called also hypotrachelium, necking

Word History

Etymology

French, from gorge throat

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