'Modillion' definitions:
Definition of 'modillion'
(from WordNet)
noun
(architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice
Definition of 'Modillion'
From: GCIDE
- Modillion \Mo*dil"lion\, n. [F. modillon, It. modiglione. Cf. Module, n.] (Arch.) The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances. [1913 Webster]