hexastyleadj.n.
/ˈhɛksəstʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈhɛksəˌstaɪl/ A. adj.
Having six columns; applied to a portico or to the façade of a temple.
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decastyle1727
polystyle1736
hexastyle1748
octastyle1832
tetrastyle1837
triprostyle1841
heptastyle1843
polystylar1843
monostylar1844
monostyle1850
monostyle1850
enneastyle1875
pentastyle1882
tetraprostyle1891
tetrastylic1895
hexastylar-
1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) II. 301 One of the largest..hectastyle Porticoes in the Kingdom.
1827 Gentleman's Mag. 97 ii. 607/1 The hexastyle temple at Pæstum.
1832 W. Wilkins in Philol. Museum 1 541 We have two examples of hexastyle peripteral temples.
B. n.
A portico or façade having six columns.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > columned structure > structure with specific number of columns
hexastyle1704
tetrastyle1704
octastyle1706
pentastyle1728
distyle1840
dodecastyle1853
1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Hexastyle, an Ancient Building which had six Columns in the Face before, and six also behind.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Temple of Honour and Virtue at Rome, built by Mutius, was a Hexastyle.
1867 Felton's Greece, Anc. & Mod. II. 140 Behind the Doric hexastyle was a magnificent hall 60 feet broad.
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