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Apophyge
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A-poph′y-ge
,Noun.
[Gr.
ἀποφυγή
escape, in arch. the curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital, fr. ἀποφεύγειν
to flee away; ἀπό
from + φεύγειν
to flee: cf. F. apophyge
.] (Arch.)
The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; – called also the
scape
. Parker.