Entablature
Pronunciation : En*tab"la*ture
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. entablature: cf. It intavolatura, fr. LL. intabulare to construct a basis; L. in + tabulatum board work, flooring, fr. tabula. See Table.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of Column, Cornice.
Note: It is commonly divided into architrave, the part immediately above the column; frieze, the central space; and cornice, the upper projecting moldings. Parker.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913