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entablature

noun

Definition of entablature

as in frieze

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Recent Examples of entablature Early plans, according to Smithsonian magazine, included an entablature with a short history of the country, a staircase, a Hall of Records to include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the torsos of each president featured. — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 July 2025 Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues. — Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024 The luxurious Breakfast Room’s fireplace ensemble, including Roman Doric columns supporting an exquisite entablature, is as brilliantly designed, if not as eye-catching, as the Banquet Hall’s triple fireplace. — Catesby Leigh, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above). — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2015

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Noun

Behind, a frieze of listless, phallus-dragging men and affable, gabbing women cross the horizon.

— Walker Mimms, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
Because of his involvement, the collection, which includes 15 metopes, 17 pedimental figures, and 247 feet of the original frieze, has colloquially been called the Elgin Marbles.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of frieze

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At the center of it all, perfectly aligned with the flags, columns, architraves, and pediments, was the engrossed Declaration in its altar, surmounted by a bronze eagle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room.

— Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025

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His American Dream Act would provide a five-year capital-gains tax exemption for homeowners 65 and older who sell their property to a first-time buyer.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Across industries, women continue to take on roles with greater control over capital, strategy and technology at some of the world’s most consequential businesses.

— CNBC.com staff, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of capital

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Knoepfler is a professor of cell biology and human anatomy at UC Davis School of Medicine and author of Lab Dish, a STAT column about regenerative medicine.

— Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Perspectives Ideas expressed in the piece The column argues that an editorial-independence board is unlikely to protect CNN and CBS News if the owner can shape the newsroom and the board lacks clear authority to overrule management.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of column

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The officer stops at the pillar between the car’s windows, such that the driver must crane their neck backward to make eye contact and could only open fire awkwardly.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
For generations, American streets and parks showcased the tall, stately pillars of rows and rows of elm trees.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of pillar

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Producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff are interested in Stallone’s script, and thus a shaft of light shines on his film writing for the first time.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
If the tuft is real feathers, with barbs around a shaft, Gonzo sits on the lineage that produced theropod dinosaurs—two-legged carnivores like Tyrannosaurus—and eventually birds.

— Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

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