noun
- A bracket or console, typically ornamental, projecting from a wall to support a cornice, beam, or other structural element.
Usage: architecture; also spelled 'ancon'
Examples
- The classical building featured decorative ancones supporting the entablature.
- Stone ancones were carved with acanthus leaves to enhance the façade.
- The architect specified marble ancones at each corner of the portico.
- Renaissance palaces often displayed elaborate ancones as structural ornaments.