portas (plural portases)
Obsolete form of portass.
• Sproat, asport, pastor, sap rot, saprot
Portas
plural of Porta
• Sproat, asport, pastor, sap rot, saprot
Source: Wiktionary
Por"ta, n.; pl. Portæ. Etym: [L., a gate. See Port a hole.] (Anat.) (a) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus. (b) The foramen of Monro. B. G. Wilder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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