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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromγεῖσον“cornice”
- English todaygeison
From Ancient Greek γεῖσον (geîson, “cornice”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: The part of the entablature that projects outward from the top of the frieze, frieze course, or architrave. Full definition →
Ancient Greek γεῖσον