pediment
noun
(in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
pedimental
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a word derived from
pediment.
Example Sentences
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London holds 17 pedimental figures, 15 panels and 247 feet of the frieze.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
In part it is quite sincere, since the almost threatening visual weight of those twin pale silo shafts and their pedimental cap does indeed suggest Karnak.
From Time Magazine Archive
The most distinctive feature, however, is the double denticulated molding of the pedimental cornice with prominent drilled holes in each dentil alternately at top and bottom.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
The only carved molding is the Grecian fret of the dentil course in the pedimental cornice.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
Four marble steps give approach to the high, pedimental porch before a door of delightful grace and dignity.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
