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Antonyms for pediment

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ped-uh-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛd ə mənt

Definition of pediment

Origin :
  • triangular part of the facade of a Greek-style building, 1660s, alteration of periment, peremint (1590s), of unknown origin, "said to be a workmen's term" [OED]; probably a dialectal garbling of pyramid, the connection perhaps being the triangular shape. Sometimes associated with ped- "foot." Other possibilities include Latin pedamentum "vine-stalk, prop," and Italian pedamento, which at the time this word entered English meant "foundation, basework, footing." Meaning "base, foundation" is from 1726, by inflience of Latin pedem "foot."
  • As in rest : noun base, foundation
  • As in bottom : noun foundation
  • As in undersurface : noun bottom
Example sentences :
  • Occasionally there were a cornice and pediment over the entrance.
  • Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
  • At centre, under the gallery, the entrance-door, with twisted posts and pediment.
  • Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
  • Could he but gain the pediment in this wise, the rest of the descent would not be difficult.
  • Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
  • Above in the pediment are a Virgin and Child with kneeling angels.
  • Extract from : « Portuguese Architecture » by Walter Crum Watson
  • The main cornice is larger, but the pediment is perfectly plain.
  • Extract from : « Portuguese Architecture » by Walter Crum Watson
  • The shield in the centre of the pediment bears the arms of Dean Honywood.
  • Extract from : « The Care of Books » by John Willis Clark
  • Located within the pediment at both houses is an elliptical ventilator.
  • Extract from : « Huntley » by Tony P. Wrenn
  • The pediment of the Palais Biron is brilliant in the sunlight.
  • Extract from : « Rodin: The Man and his Art » by Judith Cladel
  • At the top of the pediment is a statue of St. Michael (16th century).
  • Extract from : « Amiens Before and During the War » by Michelin & Cie
  • The style of the pediment is after that of the Athenian Acropolis.
  • Extract from : « Highways and Byways in London » by Mrs. E. T. Cook.

Synonyms for pediment

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