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• Apophyge — An apophyge (Greek αποφυγη, a flying off), in architecture, is the lowest part of the shaft of an Ionic or Corinthian column, or the highest member of its base if the column be considered as a whole. The apophyge is the inverted cavetto or… …   Wikipedia

• Apophyge — A*poph y*ge, n. [Gr. apofygh escape, in arch. the curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital, fr. apofey gein to flee away; apo from + fey gein to flee: cf. F. apophyge.] (Arch.) The small hollow curvature given to the top or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• apophyge — [ə päf′ə jē΄] n. [Gr apophygē < apopheugein, to flee away < apo , from + pheugein, to flee < IE base * bheug > FUGITIVE] Archit. the concave curve where the end of a column spreads into its base or capital …   English World dictionary

• apophyge — əˈpäfə(ˌ)jē noun ( s) Etymology: Greek apophygē, literally, escape, from apo + phygē flight, from pheugein to flee more at bow (to bend) : the small hollow curvature given to the top (as in a Doric column) or bottom (as in an Ionic or Corinthian… …   Useful english dictionary

• apophyge — /euh pof i jee /, n. Archit. 1. a small, concave, outward curve joining the shaft of a column, esp. a classical column, to its base. 2. Also called hypophyge. a similar curve joining the shaft of a column to its capital. Also, apophysis. [1555… …   Universalium

• apophyge — /əˈpɒfədʒi/ (say uh pofuhjee) noun 1. the small, hollow outward spread at the bottom of the shaft of a pillar by which it joins the base. 2. a similar but slighter spread at the top of the shaft. {Greek: literally, an escape} …  

• apophyge — noun A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns …   Wiktionary

• Scape — Scape, n. [L. scapus shaft, stem, stalk; cf. Gr. ? a staff: cf. F. scape. Cf. {Scepter}.] 1. (Bot.) A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cincture — Cinc ture, n. [L. cinctura, fr. cingere, cinctum, to gird.] 1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb. [1913 Webster] 2. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. Within the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scape — Apophyge A*poph y*ge, n. [Gr. apofygh escape, in arch. the curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital, fr. apofey gein to flee away; apo from + fey gein to flee: cf. F. apophyge.] (Arch.) The small hollow curvature given to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Capital (architecture) — Ionic capital, from the temple of Athena Polias, Priene, Ionia, in a 19th century engraving In architecture the capital (from the Latin caput, head ) forms the topmost member of a column (or pilaster). It mediates between the column and the load… …   Wikipedia