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Definition of Apophyges
1. apophyge [n] - See also: apophyge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apophyges
Literary usage of Apophyges
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic by John Henry Parker (1869)
"height is more than a diameter, and consists of an astragal, fillet, and apophyges,
all of which are measured with the shaft, then a shaft, then bell and ..."
2. History of Mediaeval Art by Franz von Reber (1887)
"The entasis was entirely given up, and upper and lower apophyges were not attempted,
their execution presenting too great difficulties for the stone-cutters ..."
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