'Hypotrachelium' definitions:

Definition of 'Hypotrachelium'

From: GCIDE
  • Hypotrachelium \Hy`po*tra*che"li*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? under + ? neck.] (Arch.) Same as Gorgerin. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'hypotrachelium'

From: GCIDE
  • Gorgerin \Gor`ge*rin"\, n. [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.) In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings; -- called also {neck of the capital}, and hypotrachelium. See Illust. of Column. [1913 Webster]