conge
9.9
A curved hollow at the bottom of a column where it joins the platform
- noun
- Archaic
:
caveto
- The Roman column featured a prominent conge at its base.
Examples
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Restorers carefully replicated the original conge to maintain the building's historical accuracy.
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A subtle conge transitions the shaft of the column to its plinth.
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The conge is beautiful.
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Look at that conge!
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A subtle conge transitions the shaft of the column to its plinth.
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Restorers carefully replicated the original conge to maintain the building's historical accuracy.
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The Roman column featured a prominent conge at its base.
Synonyms
9.9
A curved hollow decoration on columns or door frames
is limited to the molding at a column base meeting its pedestal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Conge (architecture) is easy to remember if you think of a small 'cove' or hollow where a column meets its base; it is the little curved recess that smooths the join. So a conge is simply a small concave moulding at the column's base.
