PAI-LOO


Meaning of PAI-LOO in English

/puy"loh"/ , n. , pl. pai-loo, pai-loos .

(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.

[ 1830-40; páilou ( paí tablet + lóu tower) ]

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