Porch

  • 51porch — sb. Ps. xcix. 4. Lat. porticus …

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  • 52porch — pÉ”rtʃ /pɔː n. balcony, veranda; patio, portico …

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  • 53porch — noun 1》 a covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building. 2》 N. Amer. a veranda. Derivatives porched adjective porchless adjective Origin ME: from OFr. porche, from L. porticus colonnade , from porta passage …

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  • 54porch — n. 1. Portico, entrance way, vestibule. 2. [With The prefixed.] The Stoic philosophy, philosophy of Zeno, school of the Stoics …

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  • 55Porch — a covered entrance to a doorway; in some great churches these became large and elaborate structures …

    Medieval glossary

  • 56porch — [pɔːtʃ] noun [C] 1) British a small area covered by a roof at the entrance to a house or other building 2) American a veranda …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 57porch — [[t]pɔrtʃ, poʊrtʃ[/t]] n. 1) archit. an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway 2) archit. a veranda 3) archit. Obs. a portico • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME porche < OF < L porticus …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58porch — An extension of a building beyond the main wall, sometimes enclosed, sometimes open, providing a place of recreation and enjoyment, often, where situated on a level with the second floor, a place for sleeping. 20 Am J2d Cov § 251 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 59porch — see saooyís …

    Index of English subjects to blackfoot subjects

  • 60The Porch — Porch Porch, n. [F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate, entrance, or passage. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Portico}.] 1. (Arch.) A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule… …

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