Gorgerin

2 definitions found

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

  Gorgerin \Gor`ge*rin"\, n. [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.)
     In some columns, that part of the capital between the
     termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or
     the space between two neck moldings; -- called also {neck of
     the capital}, and {hypotrachelium}. See Illust. of {Column}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gorgerin
       n : the molding at the top of a column [syn: {necking}]