GRADIN

Noun

gradin (plural gradins)

(architecture) Any of a series of terraced steps or seats, as in an arena or an altar.

Anagrams

• Dargin, Gardin, daring, drag in, radgin

Source: Wiktionary


Gra"din, Gra*dine", n. Etym: [F. gradin, dim. of grade. See Grade.] (Arch.)

Definition: Any member like a step, as the raised back of an altar or the like; a set raised over another. "The gradines of the amphitheeater." Layard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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