pedimented

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adjective

Furnished with a pediment

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Meanings

adjectivepedimented (not comparable)
  1. not comparablearchitectureFurnished 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

Origin

From pediment + -ed.

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APA

pedimented. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedimented

MLA

“pedimented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedimented. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedimented,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedimented.

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