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gorgerin

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

Source : WordNet®

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