modillion


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
modillion /məˈdɪljən/
noun Architecture a projecting bracket under the corona of a cornice in the Corinthian and other orders.
– origin C16: from Fr. modillon, from Ital. modiglione, based on L. mutulus ‘mutule’.
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