— porchless , adj. — porchlike , adj.
/pawrch, pohrch/ , n.
1. an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
2. a veranda.
3. the Porch , the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium and his followers met.
4. Obs. a portico.
[ 1250-1300; ME porche porticus porch, portico ]