▪ I. ‖ congé
see congee.
▪ II. ‖ congé Arch.
[a. F. congé, same word as congee, leave, etc., used as a rendering of Gr. ἀποϕυγή escape, apophyge.]
See quots.
| 1703 T. N. City & C. Purch. 117 Conges, in Architecture, are the Rings, or Ferrils..in the Extremities of Wooden-pillars, to keep 'em from splitting, afterwards imitated in Stone-work. 1842–76 Gwilt Encycl. Arch., Congé, an apophyge. |