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Definition of Puteal
1. n. An inclosure surrounding a well to prevent persons from falling into it; a well curb.
Definition of Puteal
1. Noun. (architecture) An enclosure around a well to prevent people from falling into it. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Puteal
1. a wall around the top of a well [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Puteal
Literary usage of Puteal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Roman Antiquities by William Ramsay, Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1894)
"... under which, the razor and whetstone of the augur Attus Navius were buried;
this was the celebrated puteal ..."
2. Le Forum Romain Et Les Forums Imperiaux by Henry Thédenat (1904)
"... trouvé à Vei et dont la forme et l'ornementation rappellent le type monétaire
de notre figure 29 ; on a voulu y trouver une représentation du puteal ..."
3. Account of a Tour in Normandy by Dawson Turner (1820)
"As a species of monument, of which we have no specimens in England, I add a sketch
of a Gothic puteal, which stands near the north portal. ..."
4. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1890)
"SECTION III.: to the right, Mosaics of dead fish, dates, etc.: 134;i. Circular rim
of a fountain (puteal), with Bacchanalian scenes; ..."
5. Roman Antiquities by Johann D. Fuss (1840)
"This puteal, and others at Rome, as that of the augur Naevius, were so called
from the low wall like the edge of a well, superstitiously raised round them, ..."
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