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Sistine (iou)



Sistine adjective & noun. L18.
[from Italian sistino of Sixtus (see below): see -INE1. Cf. SIXTINE.]
A. adjective. Pertaining to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) or the chapel built by him; gen. pertaining to any of the Popes called Sixtus. L18.
Sistine Chapel a chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built for Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and other painters.
b. noun ellipt. The Sistine Chapel. L19.