Portico

Portico
Portico Por"ti*co, n.; pl. {Porticoes}or {Porticos}. [It., L. porticus. See {Porch}.] (Arch.) A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building. [1913 Webster]

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  • Portico — (Рим,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Portico D Ottavia 13, Пантеон, 00151 Рим, Италия …   Каталог отелей

  • Portico — (Монелья,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Loc. Camposoprano 11, 16030 Монелья, Италия …   Каталог отелей

  • portico — c.1600, from It. portico, from L. porticus colonnade, arcade, from porta gate (see PORT (Cf. port) (2)). Specifically of the Painted Porch in Athens …   Etymology dictionary

  • Portĭco — Portĭco, Flecken in der toscanischen Präfectur Florenz, am Montone; 2400 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • portico — / pɔrtiko/ s.m. [dal lat. portĭcus us, femm., affine a porta porta e a portus us porto2 ] (pl. ci, ant. chi ). (archit.) [ambiente limitato in uno dei suoi lati da una serie di pilastri e lungo gli altri lati da pareti continue: passeggiare sotto …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • pórtico — s. m. 1. Espaço coberto cuja abóbada é sustentada por colunas e que serve de entrada ou vestíbulo. 2. Porta monumental …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • portico — *colonnade, arcade, arcature, peristyle …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • portico — has the plural form porticoes (preferred) or porticos …   Modern English usage

  • pórtico — (Del lat. portĭcus). 1. m. Sitio cubierto y con columnas que se construye delante de los templos u otros edificios suntuosos. 2. Galería con arcadas o columnas a lo largo de un muro de fachada o de patio …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • portico — ► NOUN (pl. porticoes or porticos) ▪ a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building. ORIGIN Italian, from Latin porticus porch …   English terms dictionary

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