Entablature

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

  Entablature \En*tab"la*ture\ (?; 135), n. [OF. entablature: cf.
     It intavolatura, fr. LL. intabulare to construct a basis; L.
     in + tabulatum board work, flooring, fr. tabula. See
     {Table}.] (Arch.)
     The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns.
     See Illust. of {Column}, {Cornice}.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: It is commonly divided into architrave, the part
           immediately above the column; frieze, the central
           space; and cornice, the upper projecting moldings.
           --Parker.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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