distyle

English

Etymology

di- + -style

Adjective

distyle (not comparable)

  1. (architecture) Having two columns in front; said of a temple, portico, etc.

Derived terms

  • distyle in antis

Noun

distyle (plural distyles)

  1. (architecture) A temple, portico, etc. that has two columns in front.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for distyle in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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