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Webster 1913 Edition
Peristyle
Per′i-style
,Noun.
[L.
peristylum
, Gr. περίστυλον
, περίστυλος
; περί
about + στῦλοσ
a column: cf. F. péristyle
.] (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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Peristyle
PER'ISTYLE
,Noun.