Palladian window

American  

[puh-ley-dee-uhn, -lah-] / pəˈleɪ di ən, -ˈlɑ- /

noun

1. a window in the form of a round-headed archway with a narrower compartment on either side, the side compartments usually being capped with entablatures on which the arch of the central compartment rests.

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Example Sentences

The facade features pressed Roman brick and brownstone and is adorned with a Palladian window and cast-iron balconettes.

From Washington Post

At the landing on the stairs was a tall palladian window and the faintest shape of it headlong on the stairwell wall in the day’s last light.

From Literature

The library has a Palladian window and coffered ceiling.

From Washington Post

We have a Colonial house with a Palladian window over our front entry door.

From Washington Post

Escorting a couple to a Palladian window table not long ago, the chef smiled, gestured outside and said, “See all the fresh venison!”

From Washington Post