pediment Hear it!

pediment definition

pedi·ment (ped′i mənt)

noun

  1. a low-pitched gable on the front of some buildings in the Grecian style of architecture
  2. any similar triangular piece used ornamentally, as over a doorway, fireplace, etc.

Etymology: altered (after L pes, gen. pedis, foot) < earlier periment, prob. altered < pyramid

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.