PORTICOS

Noun

porticos

plural of portico

Anagrams

• porotics, prootics

Source: Wiktionary


PORTICO

Por"ti*co, n.; pl. Porticoes or Porticos. Etym: [It., L. porticus. See Porch.] (Arch.)

Definition: A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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