Hypertext Webster Gateway: "apophyge"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Apophyge \A*poph"y*ge\, n. [Gr. 'apofygh` escape, in arch. the
curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital,
fr. 'apofey`gein to flee away; 'apo` from + fey`gein to flee:
cf. F. apophyge.] (Arch.)
The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the
shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the
fillet; -- called also the {scape}. --Parker.


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