The Only Use of
edifice
in
The Pearl
- He saw a little glow ahead of him, and then without interval a tall flame leaped up in the dark with a crackling roar, and a tall edifice of fire lighted the pathway.
Chpt 5edifice = framework
Definition:
a building or structure -- especially a large one
or:
a conceptual or organizational framework
or:
a conceptual or organizational framework