PEDIMENT
\pˈɛdɪmənt], \pˈɛdɪmənt], \p_ˈɛ_d_ɪ_m_ə_n_t]\
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Originally, an ornamented triangular space, or low gable, over the front of a building; hence, any like decoration over a door, window, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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(arch.) A triangular or circular ornament, which finishes the fronts of buildings, and serves as a decoration over gates.
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PEDIMENTAL.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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