(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:00:34

Gut"ta (?), n.; pl. GuttAe (#). [L.]

1.

A drop.

2. Arch.

One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop.

Gutta serena [L., lit. serene or clear drop] Med., amaurosis. -- Guttae band> Arch., the listel or band from which the guttae hang.

 

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