Antae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anta \An"ta\, n.; pl. {Ant[ae]}. [L.] (Arch.)
     A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its
     termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with
     capital and base.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: Porches, when columns stand between two ant[ae], are
           called in Latin in antis.
           [1913 Webster] antiacid

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antae
       See {anta}