AVANT-CORPS


Meaning of AVANT-CORPS in English

(|)äˌväntˈkō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r noun

Etymology: French, from avant forward + corps, body, from Latin corpus — more at avaunt , midriff

: a part which projects out from the main mass of a building (as a pavilion in front of the façade)

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