Word of the Day – Telamon

Telamon (noun)

tel-a-mun

A male figure used as a pillar to support an entablature or other structure.

Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek telamōnes, plural of Telamōn, the name of a mythical hero.

Example sentences

“While time has obscured the faces and features, you can still tell the structure is held up by telamon.”