† monoptern.
Classical Architecture. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= monopteros n.
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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > temple > [noun] > monopteral
monopter1696
monopteros1706
monopteral1845
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > columned structure > structure with specific arrangement of columns
diastyle1563
portico1607
porticus1617
peripterosa1652
systyle1664
pseudoperipter1692
monopter1696
peripter1696
pycnostylea1706
amphiprostyle1706
araeostyle1706
dipteros1706
monopteros1706
pseudoperipteros1706
periptery1708
tambour1823
monopteral1845
1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Monopter, was a sort of a round Temple, whose Roof was supported by one Pillar only.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Monoptere, a kind of Temple among the Antients, round, and without Walls; having a Dome supported with Columns.
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Monoptere, The monopteron.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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