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pedimented en · ADJ

Etymology

From pediment + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Furnished with a pediment
    • Set on a high base, with rich marble trim, it has leaded-glass windows on either side of the door, and a sophisticated arch above the central second-floor window. Mr. Palliser gave the Brush house a complex massing, with a rounded extension on the left and pedimented gables. 2007 September 23, Christopher Gray, “Kissing Cousins at 100: Only One Shows Its Age”, in New York Times: