Mo-dill'ion, n.

(mo-dil'yun), n. [It. modiglione; Fr. & Sp. modillon, from Lat. modulus. See MODULE.] (Arch.) The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic, Composite, and other orders; — so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.