Pugin
Augustus Charles, 1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.
his son, Au·gus·tus Wel·by North·more [aw-guhs-tuhs wel-bee nawrth-mawr], /ɔˈgʌs təs ˈwɛl bi ˈnɔrθ mɔr/, 1812–52, English architect and designer.
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How to use Pugin in a sentence
Mr. Pugin does not seem in his books to recognise the particular principle which we have enunciated.
Churches and Church Ornaments | William DurandusThe controversy raged for a time, but without substantiating Pugin's claim.
Again, in the opening lines, the allusion to Augustus Welby Pugin, the genius of ecclesiastical architecture of the last century.
Browning and Dogma | Ethel M. NaishAdams, during the fortnight that followed his visit to Pugin, had this fact borne in on him.
The Pools of Silence | H. de Vere StacpooleThey were considered by Pugin to be the finest examples in the kingdom.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln | A. F. Kendrick
British Dictionary definitions for Pugin
/ (ˈpjuːdʒɪn) /
Augustus (Welby Northmore). 1812–52, British architect; a leader of the Gothic Revival. He collaborated with Sir Charles Barry on the Palace of Westminster (begun 1836)
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