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‖ topia Rom. Antiq.|ˈtəʊpɪə|
[L. topia, a. Gr. τόπια, pl. of τόπιον, diminutive of τόπος a place.
But others (e.g. Casaubon) suppose it to be the pl. of τοπεῖον, a ‘rope’ or ‘cord’ (used of the cordage of a ship).]
Interior wall-decorations in the style of those found at Pompeii, consisting usually of landscapes or figures of trees and bowers; fanciful mural fresco.
1891in Cent. Dict.; and in other mod. Dicts. |