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pai-loo
[ pahy-loh ]
noun
, plural pai-loo, pai-loos.
- (in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pai-loo1
1830–40; < Chinese páilou ( paí tablet + lóu tower)
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