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gorgerin

 
Dictionary: gor·ger·in   (gôr'jər-ĭn) pronunciation
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n. Architecture
The necking of a column.

[French, from Old French, from gorge, throat. See gorge.]


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Collarino, gorge, hypotrachelium, or neck separating a capital from a shaft, such as the frieze-like collar above the astragal and below the annulets and echinus of the Roman Doric Order.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the molding at the top of a column
  Synonym: necking

 
 
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hypotrachelium
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