n. [ F. porte a gate, L. porta. See Port a gate. ] The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the
‖n. [ F. See Port a gate, and Coach. ] (Arch.) A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-cochère. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having gates. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
We took the sevenfold-ported Thebes. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Portague. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. porter to carry + monnaie money. ] A small pocketbook or wallet for carrying money. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Many signs portended a dark and stormy day. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of foreshowing; foreboding. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. portentum. See Portend. ] That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
My loss by dire portents the god foretold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Presaging; foreshadowing. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. portentosus. ]
For, I believe, they are portentous things. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
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