1 gorgerin | Definition of gorgerin

gorgerin

noun
gor·​ger·​in | \ ˈgȯ(r)jÉ™rə̇n\
plural -s

Definition of gorgerin

: the part of the capital in some columns between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus also : the space between two neck moldings

called also hypotrachelium, necking

History and Etymology for gorgerin

French, from gorge throat

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