DECASTYLE

Etymology

Noun

decastyle (plural decastyles)

A portico with ten columns.

Source: Wiktionary


Dec"a*style, a. Etym: [Gr. (Arch.)

Definition: Having ten columns in front; -- said of a portico, temple, etc.

– n.

Definition: A portico having ten pillars or columns in front.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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