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Order characterized by a squat column with no base, a capital that is not sculpted and a frieze with alternating triglyphs and metopes.

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Each of the sections that make up the shaft of the column.

Line of intersection between two flutes, forming a sharp angle.

Vertical groove along the length of the column.

Ring-shaped ornament decorating the base of the capital.

Convex molding supporting the abacus.

Slab covering the capital and supporting the architrave.

Ornamental panel on the frieze; it is either smooth or sculpted.

Ornamental panel on the frieze that features two flutes framed on each side by half flutes.

Decorative motif located beneath the mutule.

Flat ornament, often adorned with drops, attached to the base of the cornice or the frieze.

Ornamental feature that rests on a base at the apex and corners of the pediment.