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Pseudo-peripteral
Pronunciation : Pseu`do-pe*rip"ter*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pseudo- + peripteral: cf. F. pseudop?ript?re.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: Falsely or imperfectly peripteral, as a temple having the columns at the sides attached to the walls, and an ambulatory only at the ends or only at one end. -- n.
Defn: A pseudo-peripteral temple. Oxf. Gloss.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pseu`do-pe*rip"ter*al
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Falsely or imperfectly peripteral, as a temple having the columns at the sides attached to the walls, and an ambulatory only at the ends or only at one end. -- n.
Defn: A pseudo-peripteral temple. Oxf. Gloss.
[Pseudo- + peripteral: cf. F. pseudop?ript?re.] (Arch.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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