entablature

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof

From Italian intavolatura, from in + tavola (“table”).

The entablature was mathematically parallel with the base. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
The six columns are their bases, Corinthian capitals and entablature--and six more shapely columns do not exist. — The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain
Below it stood a splendid palace, with silver tiles, and adorned with wainscotings, capitals, and entablatures of gold and silver. — The Anabasis of Alexander : $b or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great, Arrian

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