PERISTYLE


Meaning of PERISTYLE in English

— peristylar , adj.

/per"euh stuyl'/ , n. Archit.

1. a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space.

2. an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade.

[ 1605-15; peristylum perístylon, n. use of neut. of perístylos surrounded with columns, equiv. to peri- PERI- + -stylos -STYLE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .