Congé

(kõnzh.) [From Fr. conger, to take leave of. ] (Arch.) The small curvature at each end of the shaft, termed also the apophyge (Fig. 198). When the C. is in the form of a quarter-round, or echinus, it is called a swelling congé; but when in the form of a cavetto, a hollow congé. [s. 217]