entablature noun. [ɛn'tablǝtʃǝ, ɪn-] Also intablature. E17.
[from Italian intavolatura boarding (partly through French ENTABLEMENT), from intavolare board up, formed as IN-² + tavola table: see -URE.]
1. Architecture. The part of a classical building that is above and supported by the columns, comprising architrave, frieze, and cornice. E17.

2. A structure analogous to a classical entablature. M19.
■ H. James Fireplaces of white marble, the entablature of which was adorned with a delicate..'subject'.

■ entablatured adjective M19.

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