1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Triglyph \Tri"glyph\, n. [L. triglyphus, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? to carve: cf. F. triglyphe.] (Arch.) An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called glyphs, into three parts, or spaces, called femora. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. See Illust. of {Entablature}. [1913 Webster] Triglyphic
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