Pe-rip'ter-y, n.

n. [Fr. périptère, It. periptero, perittero, Sp. periptero, Gr. περίπτερος, from περί, around, about, and πτερόν, wing, row of columns. Cf. supra.] (Arch.) An edifice or temple environed, on its exterior circumference, by a range of insulated columns, distant from the wall to the extent of the intercolumniation. Elmes.