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mutule

[ myoo-chool ]

noun

Architecture.
  1. a projecting flat block under the corona of the Doric cornice, corresponding to the modillion of other orders.


mutule

/ ˈːː /

noun

  1. architect one of a set of flat blocks below the corona of a Doric cornice Compare modillion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٳ· [myoo, -ch, uh, -ler], ·ٳ·· [myoo, -ch, uh, -ler-ee], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mutule1

First recorded in 1555–65, mutule is from the Latin word ūٳܱܲ modillion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mutule1

C16: via French from Latin ūٳܱܲ modillion
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Mutule, mūt′ūl, n. a kind of square, flat bracket used in the Doric order of architecture, above each triglyph and each metope, having round projections like nail-heads on the lower surface.

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Mutule, a feature in a Classic Doric cornice, somewhat resembling the end of a timber beam.

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Hex Naɔi Mabun Chane culhi tu ca cabil u natatah bicil talel u cah hunkul cuxtal yoltah u kububaob ti Dios tu hahil Ah Catzimob y AhChulimob tu chuccabil Manil, y Ah Tutul Yiu hex uay ti lakin Chel y Tan Cupulob hex ti Campeche Naɔacab Canul; bay ɔa lukanhi u tan hahil Dios uay ti peten uay tu lumil Sacuholpatal Sacmutix tun, Ah Mutule, Tunal Pech culhi uay ti cah lae.

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Three rows of six guttae each are attached to the under surface of a mutule.

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