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Answer for the clue "(architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice ", 9 letters:
modillion

Word definitions for modillion in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A modillion is an ornate bracket, a corbel , underneath a cornice and supporting it, more elaborate than dentils (literally translated as small teeth). All of these words are commonly used as verbs in a historic tense to describe neatly any particular structure, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context architecture English) A decoratively carved supporting block atop a column.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Modillion \Mo*dil"lion\, n. [F. modillon, It. modiglione. Cf. Module , n.] (Arch.) The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other ...