peristylum
peristylum noun: a peristyle.
Noun
peristylum
- A peristyle.
- A particularity in this house is the irregular form of the peristylum, and that from each of the columns that surround it projects a small bronze water-pipe, forming with the fountain and small waterfall a handsome system of artificial waterworks.1868, A Handbook for Travellers in Southern Italy, 6th edition, London: John Murray, page 263, column 2
- The women gathered together about the little font in the centre of the peristylum, and debated together in low tones.1903, Warwick Deeping, Uther and Igraine, New York, N.Y.: The Outlook Company, page 14
- Synonyms:
- peristylium
Examples of peristylum in a sentence
- We crossed the atrium and reached another open-air space, the peristylum, where bronze sculptures peered from the shadows.2009, Michelle Moran, Cleopatra's Daughter, London: Quercus, →ISBN, page 74:
- The next room, the peristylum, is for the family."2013, Joan Wolf, Daughter of Jerusalem, Brentwood, T.N.: Worthy Publishing, →ISBN, page 74:
Synonyms of peristylum
Origin of peristylum
Borrowed from Latin peristylum.
Questions about peristylum
- What does peristylum mean?
- Peristylum means a peristyle.
- How do you use peristylum in a sentence?
- We crossed the atrium and reached another open-air space, the peristylum, where bronze sculptures peered from the shadows.
- What part of speech is peristylum?
- Peristylum is a noun.
Words near peristylum in the dictionary
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