English Explanatory Dictionary

peripterous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Surrounded by a single row of columns.
  2. Feathered all around.
  3. Surrounded by a wing or border.

Word forms

peripterous

Etymology

From peri- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -ous.

Related words

peripter
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