apteraladj.
/ˈaptərəl/ rare.
1. Wingless; in Zoology = apterous adj.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > building of specific shape > [adjective]
pinnacledc1400
toweredc1400
quartered1591
towery-topped1602
spired1610
towery1611
well-roofed1656
steepled1711
gable-ended1789
towerlessc1820
apteral1833
1833 Elgin Marb. II. 60 Marbles from the Temple of apteral Victory.
2. Architecture. Having no columns along the sides.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [adjective] > having specific arrangement of columns
dipteric1664
porticoed1665
false-wingedc1720
round-wingedc1720
peripteral1768
pseudodipteral1771
monopteralc1809
dipteral1812
apteral1834
pseudoperipterala1844
amphi-prostylar1875
1834 Penny Cycl. II. 199/2 Our modern churches which have porticoes..are..generally, illustrations of the apteral arrangement.
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adj.1833