PED'IMENT, noun [from Latin pes, the foot.] In architecture, an ornament that crowns the ordinances, finishes the fronts of buildings and serves as a decoration over gates, windows and niches. It is of two forms, triangular and circular. A pediment is properly the representation of the roof.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.