colonnette

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noun

A small, thin column, especially one used to support an arcade.

OriginFrench colonnette →
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Meanings

nouncolonnette (plural colonnettes)

plural colonnettes

  1. architectureA small, thin column, especially one used to support an arcade.

Origin

  1. Frenchcolonne
  2. Frenchcolonnette
  3. Englishcolonnette

Borrowed from French colonnette.

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APA

colonnette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonnette

MLA

“colonnette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonnette. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colonnette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonnette.

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