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A hexastyle portico or temple.
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Furnished with a portico.
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Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple.
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A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy weather.
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A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.
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An open square in a European town, especially an Italian town; hence (Arch.), an arcaded and roofed gallery; a portico. In the United States the word is popularly applied to a veranda.
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Having four columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or colonnade.
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Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; -- said of a portico or building. See Intercolumniation.
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A public shed, or portico, for travelers, worshipers, etc.
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A prostyle portico or building.
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An octostyle portico or temple.
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The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
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A portico having five columns.
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Having five columns in front; -- said of a temple or portico in classical architecture.
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Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle.
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An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia.
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Having six columns in front; -- said of a portico or temple.
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A portico; a covered walk.
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