About The Word Peristyle
Learn about the word Peristyle to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Peristyle definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Peristyle
| Peristyle Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Peristyle?
[n] a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
Synonyms | Synonyms for Peristyle: Related Terms | Find terms related to Peristyle: See Also | colonnade Peristyle In Webster's Dictionary \Per"i*style\, n. [L. peristylum, Gr. ?, ?; ? about +
? a column: cf. F. p['e]ristyle.] (Arch.)
A range of columns with their entablature, etc.;
specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all
sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the
cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to
the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the
peristyle. See {Colonnade}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Untactful ‐ lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate…
- Three-fourths ‐ three of four equal parts; "three-fourths…
- Triclinic ‐ (crystallography) having three unequal crystal axes intersecting…
- Hydrolith ‐ a salt-like binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and…
- Whip snake ‐ any of several fast-moving North American snakes with long whiplike…
- Good(p) ‐ feeling healthy and free of aches and pains; "I…
- Tic ‐ a local and habitual twitching especially…
- Field line ‐ an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line…
- Impale ‐ pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"…
- Charles louis de secondat ‐ French political philosopher who advocated the separation of…