geison

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The part of the entablature that projects outward from the top of the frieze, frieze course, or architrave.

Word forms

geison geisons geisa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γεῖσον (geîson, “cornice”).

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