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单词 puteal
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putealn.

Brit. /ˈpjuːtɪəl/, U.S. /ˈpjudiəl/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin puteal, puteāle.
Etymology: < classical Latin puteal (also puteāle) structure surrounding the mouth of a well, use as noun of neuter of puteālis puteal adj. Compare earlier puteal adj.
Classical Architecture.
A stone curb surrounding the mouth of a well, often decorated with figures depicting mythological scenes; (occasionally) a small building or structure housing a well.
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the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > well > frame round top of
curb1511
well-curb1665
puteal1692
curble?1780
well kerb1845
curb-plate1860
1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. i. iv. 59 Scrib. pleb. was divided into Curiones and Libones. C. Scr. Libo. on one side Puteal a Conduit or Well-house.
1800 J. Dallaway Anecd. Arts Eng. ii. vi. 334 A Puteal, on which are represented, in alto relievo, five groupes of Fauns and Bacchanalian Nymphs. It is a hollow cylinder, three feet high, and three in diameter.
1847 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art §379. 412 (note) The Capitoline puteal [Ger. Puteal] has adopted a younger figure of H[ermes].
1862 E. Falkener Ephesus i. iv. 63 Vestiges of a circular building, the small size of which renders it probable that it formed a puteal.
1899 Classical Rev. 13 467/1 Nine fragments of a limestone puteal which surrounded the opening.
1931 Art Bull. 13 147 They are the only monuments which show Athena in front of the chariot, although her place is taken by a figure of Victory on the Iliac puteal in the Capitoline Museum.
1994 30 Days in Church & in World No. 10. 58/3 (caption) End-tenth century puteal featuring St. Paulinus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

putealadj.

Brit. /ˈpjuːtɪəl/, U.S. /ˈpjudiəl/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin puteālis.
Etymology: < classical Latin puteālis of or relating to a well < puteus pit, well (see pit n.1) + -ālis -al suffix1.
rare.
In early use: of or relating to a well or pit. In later use (Classical Architecture): of or relating to a puteal.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [adjective] > well
puteal1656
well-like1743
phreatic1891
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Puteal, of or belonging to a pit or well.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Gg The best water therefore is fontane, fluvial, and puteal water.
?1719 M. Davies Physical Post No. 3, in Athenæ Britannicæ IV All agree, that Fountain-water is better in all respects than Puteal-water, drawn up from a Well or by a Pump.
1933 Hesperia 2 51 The exact identification of the fragment as the original prototype of the puteal Lachesis requires a more minute correspondence.
1993 O. Palagia Pediments of Parthenon 13/1 The fact that the puteal figures do not seem to fit the cuttings in the pediment floor did not worry its proponents.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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