Noah Webster
Module
MOD'ULE, noun [Latin modulus.] A model or representation.
1. In architecture, a certain measure or size taken at pleasure for regulating the proportion of columns, and the symmetry or disposition of the whole building. The usual module of a column is its semidiameter at the base. This is divided into parts or minutes.
MOD'ULE, verb transitive To model; to shape; to modulate. [Little Used.]