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What is a modillion?

What is a modillion? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (architecture) A decoratively carved supporting block atop a column.
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The windows are surmounted by rusticated wooden jack arches with superimposed keystones, and a heavy modillion cornice crowns the bold Georgian proportions of the facade.
The modillion was a bracket, a horizontal version of the ancones which supported the cornice of the Greek doorway cornice.
The craftsmen removed and replaced 335 modillion brackets and 1200 feet of two-layered cornice running the perimeter of the roof level.
The ceiling is a lavish confection of modillion cornice and a centre rose.

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