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Definition of Pedimental
1. a. Of or pertaining to a pediment.
Definition of Pedimental
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a pediment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pedimental
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pedimental
Literary usage of Pedimental
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Costume as Illustrated by Monumental Brasses by Herbert Druitt (1906)
"The chief alteration is in the headdress, the pedimental attire ... Again, the
gown described as worn with the later form of pedimental headdress is ..."
2. A History of Ancient Sculpture by Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1883)
"Characteristics of Style and Treatment of pedimental Sculptures. — Superiority
to many Great Works of Antiquity. — Admirable Adaptation to Temple Adornment. ..."
3. An Introduction to Greek Sculpture by Lewis Edward Upcott (1887)
"With all its rich ornament of sculpture, its pedimental groups, metopes, and
frieze, it was a monument of the greatness of imperial Athens, and no unworthy ..."
4. A descriptive catalogue of the collection of casts from the antique in the by Walter Copland Perry, Victoria and Albert museum (1884)
"HEADS from pedimental GROUPS of TEMPLE of ZEUS afc OLYMPIA, in the original size.
From E. Pediment, a. HEAD of PELOPS. b. HEAD of HIPPODAMEIA. ..."
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