Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, relatively thin column, often used for decoration or to support an arcade.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A little column.
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- noun architecture a small, thin
column , especially one used to support anarcade
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, diminutive of colonne, column, from Old French columpne, from Latin columna; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]
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From French
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Examples
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The most interesting part is the five-sided apse, with in each side one long lancet window, and above it two small windows separated by an impost colonnette.
The South of France—East Half C. B. Black
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