VERANDAS

Noun

verandas

plural of veranda

Source: Wiktionary


VERANDA

Ve*ran"da, n. Etym: [A word brought by the English from India; of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. vara, Pg. varanda, Sp. baranda, Malay baranda.] (Arch.)

Definition: An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia. The house was of adobe, low, with a wide veranda on the three sides of the inner court. Mrs. H. H. Jackson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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