mo|dil|lion «moh DIHL yuhn, muh-», noun. Architecture.
1. one of a series of ornamental blocks or brackets placed under the corona of a cornice in the Corinthian and other orders.
2. a block or bracket similarly used in medieval and modern styles.
╂[earlier modiglion < Italian modiglione, ultimately < Latin mūtulus]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.