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Noun: epistyle  'e-pi,stI(-u)l
  1. The lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns
    "The ornate carvings on the epistyle caught the visitor's attention";
    - architrave

Derived forms: epistyles

Type of: support

Part of: entablature

Encyclopedia: Epistyle