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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.
[Gr. about, and a column.] A circular range of columns, or a building encompassed with a row of columns on the outside.

Definition 2024


péristyle

péristyle

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French

Noun

péristyle m (plural péristyles)

  1. (architecture) peristyle