The Collaborative International Dictionary
Encarpus
Encarpus \En*car"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? containing fruit; ? in + ? fruit; cf. L. encarpa, pl., Gr. ?.] (Arch.) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. [Written also encarpa.]
Wiktionary
encarpus
n. (context architecture English) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaf, etc.
Usage examples of "encarpus".
They were of red and black granite, and each was surmounted by a foliated encarpus of white marble.