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to·ri·i T0277300 (tôr′ē-ē′)n. pl. torii The gateway of a Shinto shrine, consisting of a pair of posts supporting two horizontal crosspieces, the higher of which often is longer and has upturned ends. [Japanese : tori, bird + i- (from iru, to dwell).]torii (ˈtɔːrɪˌiː) n, pl -rii (Architecture) a gateway, esp one at the entrance to a Japanese Shinto temple[C19: from Japanese, literally: a perch for birds]to•ri•i (ˈtɔr iˌi, ˈtoʊr-) n., pl. -ri•i. a Japanese gateway or portal, as at a Shinto temple, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces. [1720–30; < Japanese, =tori bird + (w)i perch] toriiA gateway at the entrance of a Shinto temple.torii
torii torii at Nikko, Japan A monumental, freestanding gateway to a Shinto shrine, consisting of two pillars with a straight crosspiece at the top and lintel above it, usually curving upward. |