a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels
Derived forms
triglyphic (triˈglyphic) or triglyphical (triˈglyphical)
adjective
Word origin
C16: via Latin from Greek trigluphos three-grooved, from tri-tri- + gluphē carving. See glyph
triglyph in American English
(ˈtraɪglɪf)
noun
in a Doric frieze, a slightly projecting, rectangular block occurring at regular intervals and having two vertical grooves (glyphs) and two chamfers or half grooves at the sides