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Palmiform

Also called palm column

Of an Egyptian column: a round shaft crowned by a capital of palm fronds bound to the top and curling outward.

See also: Papyriform

Nearby in the glossary

Pagoda · Paifang · Palazzo · Palissade · Pantry · Papyriform · Parametric design · Parametricism