triglyph Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tri"glyph noun
Etymology
L. triglyphus, Gr. (see Tri-) + to carve: cf. F. triglyphe.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called glyphs, into three parts, or spaces, called femora. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. See Illust. of Entablature.

Webster 1913