Pompeiian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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"And this is so huge - it's probably the biggest bath complex in a Pompeiian private home."
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
Cutuli uses the root of “rubia tinctorum,” or rose madder, for the famous Pompeiian red.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023
With the Pompeiian color palette, Cutuli is dying scarves with motifs taken from the House of Vetti frescoes, which include the cupids.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023
The fresco, done in the classic style of Pompeiian art, depicts Hercules as a child strangling a snake.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023
But to what epoch of Pompeiian life had he been transported?
From One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules by Gautier, Th?ophile
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