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pai-loo
(pī′lō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -loo, -loos.
- Architecture(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- Chinese páilou (paí tablet + lóu tower)
- 1830–40