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Webster 1913 Edition

Peribolos

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Pe-rib′o-los

,

Noun.

[Nl., fr. Gr.

περίβολος

, fr.

περίβολος

, adj., going round, fr.

περιβάλλειν

to throw round; cf. L.

peribolus

.]

In ancient architecture, an inclosed court, esp., one surrounding a temple.