peristylium
Americannoun
plural
peristyliaEtymology
Origin of peristylium
1665–75; < Latin peristȳlium < Greek peristȳ́lion, diminutive of perístȳlon peristyle
Example Sentences
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Passing the tablinum or room of archives, they proceeded into the peristylium, a still larger transverse court or lawn with verdant shrubbery and a chaste towering fountain.
From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Balfour, Grant
Mamercus heard a rush down one of the passages leading to the peristylium.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns
Above the chambers round the atrium was a second story, approached by a staircase from the peristylium; here were the apartments of the ladies and of the female slaves.
From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
They ran across the peristylium, the pirate chief with his burden no less swift than Agias.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns
There was a narrow passage between the atrium and the peristylium; this was called the fauces.
From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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