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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

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

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, ...

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 ...

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