Definition of modillion
English to English noun - (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice
source: WordNet 3.0 - The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.
source: Webster 1913
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modillion, medallion, mandilion, motilin, medellin, medullin, madilim, medline, midline, maudlin, mandolin, madaliin, middling, medialuna, mendelian, mádalian, mydaleine, metalline, matulin, midland
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