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peremounte — peremint, peremounte obs. ff. pediment, paramount … Useful english dictionary
pediment — pedimental /ped euh men tl/, adj. pedimented /ped euh men tid, meuhn /, adj. /ped euh meuhnt/, n. 1. (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall … Universalium
pédiment — [ pedimɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1937; angl. pediment « fronton » ♦ Géol. Glacis d érosion développé sur une roche dure, typique des régions désertiques. Aplanissement formé par des pédiments contigus (ou pédiplaine n. f. ). ● pédiment nom masculin (anglais… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pediment — triangular part of the facade of a Greek style building, 1660s, alteration of periment, peremint (1590s), apparently a dialectal garbling of PYRAMID (Cf. pyramid), the connection perhaps being the triangular shape. Sometimes associated with ped… … Etymology dictionary
pediment — ped•i•ment [[t]ˈpɛd ə mənt[/t]] n. 1) archit. (in classical architecture) a low triangular gable outlined by a horizontal cornice below and sloping cornices above, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a facade 2) archit. a … From formal English to slang
ped|i|ment — «PEHD uh muhnt», noun. 1. the low triangular part on the front of buildings in the Greek style. A pediment is like a gable. 2. any similar decorative part on a building, door, bookcase, or other facade. 3. a base; foundation. 4. Geology. a… … Useful english dictionary
