| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; -- now called architrave.[Websters]. | |
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Date "EPISTYLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EPISTYLE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] In ancient architecture, a term used by the Greeks for what is now called the architrave, a massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately over the capital of a column or pillar. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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