pediment

Word family adjectivepedimentalpedimentednounpediment

Related topics: Architecture, Buildings

ped·i·ment /ˈpedəmənt/ noun [countableC]

AATBBa three-sided part above the entrance to a building, especially on the buildings of ancient Greece 〔尤指古希腊建筑门顶上的〕三角顶饰[楣饰]

Examples from the Corpus

pediment• This was a large mock-classical brick building, with columns and pediments.• William Springett also built a coach-house for two carriages and loose boxes under a crowning pediment.• It forms a perfect square, with five bays on every side with the huge segmental pediments above.• The temple itself had a large classical cella, with a solid columned portico which served as the pediment.• The statues on the pediment are by J. Brokof.• On the pediment of the main entrance, the gold hands of the blue-painted clock moved towards the hour.• The remains of these figures resemble the present west pediment in style.• The west pediment, a Gigantomachy, was in limestone, but the east front was finished in marble.

Origin pediment

(1600-1700) periment “pediment” ((16-17 centuries)), perhaps from pyramid

词汇	pediment
释义	pediment Word family adjectivepedimentalpedimentednounpediment Related topics: Architecture, Buildings ped·i·ment /ˈpedəmənt/ noun [countableC] AATBBa three-sided part above the entrance to a building, especially on the buildings of ancient Greece 〔尤指古希腊建筑门顶上的〕三角顶饰[楣饰] Examples from the Corpus pediment• This was a large mock-classical brick building, with columns and pediments.• William Springett also built a coach-house for two carriages and loose boxes under a crowning pediment.• It forms a perfect square, with five bays on every side with the huge segmental pediments above.• The temple itself had a large classical cella, with a solid columned portico which served as the pediment.• The statues on the pediment are by J. Brokof.• On the pediment of the main entrance, the gold hands of the blue-painted clock moved towards the hour.• The remains of these figures resemble the present west pediment in style.• The west pediment, a Gigantomachy, was in limestone, but the east front was finished in marble. Origin pediment (1600-1700) periment “pediment” ((16-17 centuries)), perhaps from pyramid
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