PENTICE

Etymology

Noun

pentice (plural pentices)

An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath; an appentice.

A covered walkway.

(mining) An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.

Synonyms

• (appentice): pent

Anagrams

• pectine

Source: Wiktionary


Pen"tice, n. Etym: [F. appentis a penthouse. See Append.]

Definition: A penthouse. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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