DISTYLE

Etymology

Adjective

distyle (not comparable)

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

Noun

distyle (plural distyles)

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

Anagrams

• lydites, styelid

Source: Wiktionary


Dis"tyle, a. Etym: [Gr. distyle.] (Arch.)

Definition: Having two columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or the like. Distyle in antis, having columns between two antæ. See Anta.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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