modillion.

A decorative bracket supporting or appearing to support a projecting cornice.

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Words that belong together

• carved modillion
• modillion cornice

On the page

A broken modillion lay beneath the cornice.

Shadows gathered between the carved modillions.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular modillion; plural modillions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.