The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mutule
Mutule \Mu"tule\, n. [F., fr. L. mutulus.] (Arch.)
A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric
corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the
Corinthian and Composite orders. See Illust. of Gutta.
--Oxf. Gloss.
Wiktionary
mutule
n. (context architecture English) The rectangular blocks under the soffit of the cornice of the Greek Doric temple, which is studded with guttae.