entablature

UK: /ɛnˈtæblətʃə/ US: (en tab′lə chər, -chŏŏr′)

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en•tab•la•ture  (en tab′lə chər, -chŏŏr′), n. [Archit.]

1. Architecture the entire construction of a classical temple or the like between the columns and the eaves, usually composed of an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice. See diag. under column. 

• Italian intavolatura; see in-², table, -ate¹, -ure
• Middle French
• 1605–15

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entablature / ɛnˈtæblətʃə/ noun

1. the part of a classical temple above the columns, having an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice
2. any construction of similar form

Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Italian intavolatura something put on a table, hence, something laid flat, from tavola table, from Latin tabula table