| 释义 |
pedimentped‧i‧ment /ˈpedəmənt/ noun [countable]   pedimentOrigin: 1600-1700 periment ‘pediment’ (16-17 centuries), perhaps from pyramid - It forms a perfect square, with five bays on every side with the huge segmental pediments above.
- On the pediment of the main entrance, the gold hands of the blue-painted clock moved towards the hour.
- The remains of these figures resemble the present west pediment in style.
- The statues on the pediment are by J. Brokof.
- The temple itself had a large classical cella, with a solid columned portico which served as the pediment.
- The west pediment, a Gigantomachy, was in limestone, but the east front was finished in marble.
- This was a large mock-classical brick building, with columns and pediments.
- William Springett also built a coach-house for two carriages and loose boxes under a crowning pediment.
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