Rom. Antiq. [L. topia, a. Gr. τόπια, pl. of τόπιον, diminative of τόπος a place.
But others (e.g., Casaubon) suppose it to be the pl. of τοπεῖον, a ‘rope’ or ‘cord’ (used of the cordage of a ship).]
Interior wall-decorations in the style of those found at Pompeii, consisting usually of landscapes or figures of trees and bowers; fanciful mural fresco.
1891. in Cent. Dict.; and in other mod. Dicts.
