Covered+walk

  • 91lodge — ► NOUN 1) a small house at the gates of a large house with grounds, occupied by a gatekeeper or other employee. 2) a small country house occupied in season for sports such as hunting and shooting. 3) a porter s quarters at the entrance of a… …

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  • 92cloister — [klois′tər] n. [ME < OFr cloistre & OE clauster, both < ML(Ec) claustrum, portion of monastery closed off to the laity < L, a bolt, place shut in < pp. of claudere, to CLOSE2] 1. a place of religious seclusion: monastery or convent 2 …

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  • 93gallery — [gal′ər ē; ] often [ gal′rē] n. pl. galleries [ME < OFr galerie, gallerie, long portico, gallery < ML galeria, prob. < galilaea: see GALILEE (porch)] 1. a) a covered walk open at one side or having the roof supported by pillars;… …

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  • 94portico — [pôr′ti kō΄] n. pl. porticoes or porticos [It < L porticus: see PORCH] a porch or covered walk, consisting of a roof supported by columns, often at the entrance or across the front of a building; colonnade …

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  • 95arcade — n. 1 a passage with an arched roof. 2 any covered walk, esp. with shops along one or both sides. 3 Archit. a series of arches supporting or set along a wall. Derivatives: arcaded adj. Etymology: F f. Prov. arcada or It. arcata f. Rmc: rel. to… …

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  • 96cloister — n. & v. n. 1 a covered walk, often with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other, esp. in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral. 2 monastic life or seclusion. 3 a convent or monastery. v.tr. seclude or shut up… …

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  • 97pergola — n. an arbour or covered walk, formed of growing plants trained over trellis work. Etymology: It. f. L pergula projecting roof f. pergere proceed …

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  • 98exonarthex — |eksō+ noun Etymology: exo + narthex : the outer narthex of a church having two narthexes; sometimes : the whole atrium compare esonarthex * * * /ek soh nahr theks/, n. a covered walk, vestibule, or narthex situated before a narthex; an outer… …

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  • 99berceau — /ber sōˈ/ (French) noun (pl berceaux / sōz or sō/) 1. A cradle 2. A covered walk …

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  • 100cov|ered — «KUHV uhrd», adjective. 1. having a cover or covering: »a covered walk. 2. wearing one s hat or cap …

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