Pugin

[ pyoo-jin ]

/ ˈpyu dʒɪn /

noun

Augustus Charles,1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.

his sonAugustus Wel·by North·more

[wel-bee nawrth-mawr, -mohr] /ˈwɛl bi ˈnɔrθ mɔr, -moʊr/,1812–52, English architect and designer.

Example sentences from the Web for pugin

I glanced at Pugin's Contrasts once, in the Oxford architectural reading-room, during an idle forenoon.

Modern Painters Vol. III. |John Ruskin
Pugin would have been a great force could his sentiment have been awakened; but he could not see palm trees.

The Pools of Silence |H. de Vere Stacpoole
He talked about Pugin and the soul's need for seasons of contemplation and repose.

Mushroom Town |Oliver Onions
The decorative work was executed by Pugin, and has been described by those who remember it as gorgeous.

Chelsea |G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton

Adams, during the fortnight that followed his visit to Pugin, had this fact borne in on him.

The Pools of Silence |H. de Vere Stacpoole

British Dictionary definitions for pugin

Pugin

/ (ˈpjuːdʒɪn) /

noun

Augustus (Welby Northmore). 1812–52, British architect; a leader of the Gothic Revival. He collaborated with Sir Charles Barry on the Palace of Westminster (begun 1836)

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