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‖ propylon|ˈprɒpɪlɒn|
Pl. -pylons, or in Gr. form -pyla (-pula).
[L., a. Gr. πρόπυλον, f. πρό, pro-2 + πύλη gate.]
= propylæum. Also transf.
1831M. Russell Egypt vi. (1832) 257 Between these obelisks and the propylon are two colossal statues. 1841Penny Cycl. XIX. 152/2 Many of them [Pyramids of Nubia] have propyla attached to one side, as if forming the entrance to the building. 1865Fergusson Hist. Archit. I. i. iv. 113 The cells of the temple have been excavated from the rock, but their courts and propylons are structural buildings added in front. 1875Browning Aristoph. Apol. 4103 O hail, my palace, my hearth's propula! 1880Academy 11 Dec. 418/3 Evisa..looks down between two huge propylons of red rock to the blue expanse of sea. |