Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ɛnˈtæ.blə.t͡ʃɚ/ · noun
(architecture) All of that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof..
In the midst was one immense cedar, worthy to have been a summer palace on Lebanon; beneath, sheltered by its huge boughs from the sun, was a well, whose square marble walls were covered with the entablatures of the Roman days,—oval compartments of figures, surrounded by a carved wreath of the palm.
Such a distinctive and pleasing feature did this become that it was widely adapted to brick construction, the outward projection of pilasters and engaged columns, often both, supporting pediments and entablatures which had the effect of increasing the depth of brick walls.
Use entablature when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Entablature means (architecture) All of that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof..
Common synonyms include entablement.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the midst was one immense cedar, worthy to have been a summer palace on Lebanon; beneath, sheltered by its huge boughs from the sun, was a well, whose square marble walls were covered with the entablatures of the Roman days,—oval compartments of figures, surrounded by a carved wreath of the palm.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.