Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

porticomore about portico

portico


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Portico  \Por"ti*co\,  n.;  pl  {Porticoes}or  {Porticos}.  [It.,  L. 
  porticus.  See  {Porch}.]  (Arch.) 
  A  colonnade  or  covered  ambulatory,  especially  in  classical 
  styles  of  architecture;  usually,  a  colonnade  at  the  entrance 
  of  a  building. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  portico 
  n  :  a  covered  often  columned  area  serving  as  a  porch  or  entrance 
  to  a  building 




more about portico