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DictionarySeepedimentbroken pediment
broken pedimentA pediment with its raking cornice split apart at the center, and the gap often filled with a cartouche, urn, or other ornament. See also: Pedimentbroken pediment broken pediment 1. A pediment whose sloping or curving sides terminate before reaching the pediment’s highest point, resulting in an opening that is often filled with an urn, cartouche, or other ornament; sometimes called an open pediment or broken-apex pediment. |