Epistyle

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

  Epistyle \Ep"i*style\, n. [L. epistylium, Gr. ?; 'epi` upon + ?
     column: cf. F. ['e]pistyle.] (Anc. Arch.)
     A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the
     abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; -- now called
     {architrave}.
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