Tri'glyph, n.

n. [Fr. tri-glyphe, Lat. triglyphus, Gr. τρι, τρις, three, thrice, and γλύφειν, to carve, γλυφή, a carving. (Arch.) An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and perpendicular gutters or channels, called glyphs, into three parts or spaces, called femora. A half channel or glyph is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet.

Triglyphs.