Definition of Peristile
Per"i*style (?), n. [L.
peristylum, Gr. &?;, &?;; &?; about + &?; 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a colonnade surrounding a courtyard
- a porch made of columns
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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