peristylium
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of peristylium
1665–75; < Latin peristȳlium < Greek peristȳ́lion, diminutive of perístȳlon peristyle
Example Sentences
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A crimson awning had been drawn over the peristylium and the soft light of scores of lamps shone upward against it.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.
Besides, he is there only while he is asleep; for the rest he has his atrium and his peristylium.
From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred
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)
Armed with all these necessaries, he made his way back to the lararium without again crossing the peristylium where the soldiers were assembled.
From "Unto Caesar" by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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
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