Sistine

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:09:51

Sis"tine (?), a.[It. sistino.]

Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.

Sistine chapel, a chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built by Pope Sixtus IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael Angelo and others.

 

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