broken pediment

broken pediment

 
noun Architecture.
a pediment, as over a doorway or window, having its raking cornice interrupted at the crown or apex.
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Broken pediment is always a great word to know.
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the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof
an entrance or passage covered or enclosed by an arch
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