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portail
, portail
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Portal
- (n.) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to a porta, especially the porta of the liver; as, the portal vein, which enters the liver at the porta, and divides into capillaries after the manner of an artery.
- (n.) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of the apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
- (n.) A prayer book or breviary; a portass.
- (n.) The lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
- (n.) A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit, especially one that is grand and imposing.
- (n.) By analogy with the French portail, used by recent writers for the whole architectural composition which surrounds and includes the doorways and porches of a church.
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