PORCH


Meaning of PORCH in English

n. 1 a covered shelter for the entrance of a building. 2 US a veranda. 3 (the Porch) = the Stoa (see STOA 2). porched adj. porchless adj.

[ ME f. OF porche f. L porticus (transl. Gk stoa) f. porta passage ]

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