01 n. A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or pr…
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A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. Sometimes the porch is large enough to serve as a covered walk. See also Carriage porch, under Carriage, and Loggia.(Arch.) See: Carriage, Loggia“The graceless Helen in the porch I spied Of Vesta's temple.” — Dryden.
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A portico; a covered walk.[Obs.]“Repair to Pompey's porch, where you shall find find us.” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
The Porch —
a public portico, or great hall, in Athens, where Zeno, the philosopher, taught his disciples; hence, sometimes used as equivalent to the school of the Stoics. It was called "h poiki`lh stoa`. [See Poicile.]