noun
- Plural of mutule; in classical architecture, small rectangular blocks or ornaments projecting from the soffit of a Doric cornice.
Usage: architecture; technical; classical
Examples
- The Doric entablature featured regularly spaced mutules beneath the cornice.
- Architects studied the proportions of mutules in ancient Greek temples.
- The mutules on the building's facade were carved with precision.
- Classical orders differ in their use of mutules and other decorative elements.