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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Epistyle
Britannica 11thEPISTYLE (Gr. m, upon, and <rrv\ot, column), the Greek architectural term for architrave, the lower member of the entablature of the classic orders (q.v.).
Vol. 9, pp. 703-703
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Epistylis
Britannica 11thEPISTYLIS (C. G. Ehrenberg), in zoology, a genus of peritrichous Infusoria with a short oral disc and collar, and a rigid stalk, often branching to form a colony.
Vol. 9, pp. 703-703
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Eustyle
Britannica 11thEUSTYLE (from Gr. «B, well, and orCXos, column), the architectural term for the intercolumniation defined by Vitruvius (iii. 3) as being of the best proportion, i.e. two and a half diameters (see INTERCOLUMNIATION).
Vol. 9, pp. 957-957
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