peristyle.

A row of columns surrounding a courtyard, building, or other space; also the space so enclosed.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• courtyard peristyle
• columned peristyle

On the page

A peristyle surrounded the courtyard.

They walked beneath the peristyle’s columns.

Rain fell in the open center of the peristyle.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular peristyle; plural peristyles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.