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Modillion

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Modillion'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/modillion.html. 1828.