Tho´los (Gr.). A chamber of circular plan, generally subterranean, approaching in interior form that of a pointed vault.
Tore (Lat. torus, swelling, protuberance). A large roundel moulding.
Trac´ery. A patterning of thin bars, usually of stone, in a window or other opening.
Tri´glyph (Gr. τρίγλυφος; from τρί, three, and γλυφή, carving, because of the three slats originally chamfered). The most prominent member of the Doric frieze, originally significant of the ends of the ceiling beams. A rectangular tablet slightly projecting beyond the face of the metopes, with which it alternates, and emphasized by vertical grooves and chamfers.
Trun´nel (allied etymologically to tree-nail and trunnion). A wooden pin or peg. Carved in stone beneath the regulas and mutules of the Doric entablature, the trunnels mark the position of these primitive constructive features. In form they are commonly the frustum of a cone.
Tym´panon (Gr. drum). The triangular space enclosed by the inclined mouldings of the gable and the horizontal cornice of the entablature beneath.
Vela´rium (Lat.). The great curtain, or awning, extended above the auditories of the Roman theatre and amphitheatre to protect the spectators from the sun and rain.
Volute´ (Lat. voluta; from volvere, to roll). A spiral scroll. The term is particularly employed for such features in the Ionic and Corinthian capitals.
Xo´anon, pl. xoana (Gr.; from ξέω, to work in wood by scraping). A rude and primitive image carved in wood; particularly antique statues of the deities.
Zoph´oros (Gr.; from ζῶον, being, figure, and φέρω, to bear). A continuous frieze, sculptured in relief with the forms of human beings and animals.
INDEX.
(The names of places are in common print, those of artists in italics.)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Z