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tympanum - the area within a pediment, often decorated with scroll sawn ornaments, scalloped siding or sculpted figures as in Greek and Roman buildings. p. 16 - where the gables are, p. 28 - inside all the triangular pedimented areas, p.
usually semicircular, located between the underside of an arch and the top of a doorway within the arch; also the triangular space enclosed by a pediment. the area within a pediment, often decorated with scroll sawn ornaments, scalloped siding or ...
 See also: Scallop, Sill, Transom, Trefoil, Nave
  
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