pedimentaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛdᵻˈmɛntl/, U.S.

/ˌpɛdəˈmɛn(t)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pediment n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < pediment n. + -al suffix¹.With sense 1b compare earlier pedimented adj., also kennel n.¹ 1d.

a. Of or relating to a pediment, of the nature of a pediment. Also: having a pediment, pedimented.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [adjective] > of or relating to pediment

pedimental1759

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [adjective] > pediment

pedimented1792

pedimental1864

1759 Visitations of Almighty 21 From..Some Column, with recording Sculpture rich, Or ancient Temple's pedimental-Point.

1791 Milner Let. 9 Feb. in J. Carter Specimens Anc. Sculpt. & Painting (?1794) II. 33 Its heighth to the top of the pedimental roof was nine feet.

1851 C. Newton in J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. App. xxi. 406 The necessities of pedimental composition first led the artist to place the river-god in a reclining position.

1864 Athenæum 27 Feb. 304/2 Externally, the ends of the naves and transepts will present eight pedimental façades flanked by supporting turrets.

1880 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 199 At Mycenæ the gateway of the acropolis is still standing with its two well-known sculptured lions..supporting..a symbolic pillar on the vast, triangular pedimental stone above.

1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 Feb. x. 19/1 The first Olympian event is commemorated in the great pedimental sculptures of the temple of Zeus now in the site museum.

1994 A. Brookner Private View 208 He sat in the small pedimental pavilion which faces the sunken garden on the Bayswater side of the park.

b. Designating a woman's headdress in the form of a hood with the front wired to form a three-pointed arch, worn in Britain in the early 16th cent. Cf. pedimented adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > at the top

copped1460

mitreda1547

coppled1600

coped1611

fastigiated1647

cop-crowned1650

copped-crowned1650

copple-crowned1699

fastigiatea1705

tenting1818

tectiform1834

pedimented1875

pedimental1890

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Commonly called by writers on costume the pedimental head-dress.

1895 Traill's Soc. Eng. 3 158 The butterfly and steeple head-dresses died out with Henry VII, and a head-covering, called the kennel, pedimental, or diamond-shaped head-dress, took its place.

1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 109/2 Pedimental head-dress, a woman's head-dress of the first quarter of the 16th cent. It lasted until replaced by the Paris Cap, q.v. in the middle of that century.

2. Of or relating to a pedestal; (figurative) forming a base or foundation. Cf. pediment n. 2. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [adjective] > pedestal

pedestalled1738

pedimental1891

1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors xxvi, in Fortn. Rev. Mar. 509 She read-off the honorific pedimental letters of a handsome statue, for a sign to herself that she passed it.

1994 E. Canin Palace Thief 50 Fraternity is pedimental to the business relationship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pedimental
释义	pedimentaladj. Brit. /ˌpɛdᵻˈmɛntl/, U.S. /ˌpɛdəˈmɛn(t)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pediment n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < pediment n. + -al suffix¹.With sense 1b compare earlier pedimented adj., also kennel n.¹ 1d. 1. a. Of or relating to a pediment, of the nature of a pediment. Also: having a pediment, pedimented. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [adjective] > of or relating to pediment pedimental1759 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [adjective] > pediment pedimented1792 pedimental1864 1759 Visitations of Almighty 21 From..Some Column, with recording Sculpture rich, Or ancient Temple's pedimental-Point. 1791 Milner Let. 9 Feb. in J. Carter Specimens Anc. Sculpt. & Painting (?1794) II. 33 Its heighth to the top of the pedimental roof was nine feet. 1851 C. Newton in J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. App. xxi. 406 The necessities of pedimental composition first led the artist to place the river-god in a reclining position. 1864 Athenæum 27 Feb. 304/2 Externally, the ends of the naves and transepts will present eight pedimental façades flanked by supporting turrets. 1880 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 199 At Mycenæ the gateway of the acropolis is still standing with its two well-known sculptured lions..supporting..a symbolic pillar on the vast, triangular pedimental stone above. 1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 Feb. x. 19/1 The first Olympian event is commemorated in the great pedimental sculptures of the temple of Zeus now in the site museum. 1994 A. Brookner Private View 208 He sat in the small pedimental pavilion which faces the sunken garden on the Bayswater side of the park. b. Designating a woman's headdress in the form of a hood with the front wired to form a three-pointed arch, worn in Britain in the early 16th cent. Cf. pedimented adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > at the top copped1460 mitreda1547 coppled1600 coped1611 fastigiated1647 cop-crowned1650 copped-crowned1650 copple-crowned1699 fastigiatea1705 tenting1818 tectiform1834 pedimented1875 pedimental1890 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Commonly called by writers on costume the pedimental head-dress. 1895 Traill's Soc. Eng. 3 158 The butterfly and steeple head-dresses died out with Henry VII, and a head-covering, called the kennel, pedimental, or diamond-shaped head-dress, took its place. 1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 109/2 Pedimental head-dress, a woman's head-dress of the first quarter of the 16th cent. It lasted until replaced by the Paris Cap, q.v. in the middle of that century. 2. Of or relating to a pedestal; (figurative) forming a base or foundation. Cf. pediment n. 2. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [adjective] > pedestal pedestalled1738 pedimental1891 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors xxvi, in Fortn. Rev. Mar. 509 She read-off the honorific pedimental letters of a handsome statue, for a sign to herself that she passed it. 1994 E. Canin Palace Thief 50 Fraternity is pedimental to the business relationship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1759
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