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Definition of Portico
1. Noun. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area.
Definition of Portico
1. n. A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.
Definition of Portico
1. Noun. A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Portico
1. a type of porch [n -COS or -COES] - See also: porch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portico
Literary usage of Portico
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biblical Researches in Palestine, and in the Adjacent Regions: A Journal of by Edward Robinson (1874)
"Now as the Romans were not yet in the lower city, but still outside of the second
wall, it is obvious that a defence made from the north portico of the ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1840)
"On the contrary, a low basement with small windows beneath a portico has always a
... A similar objection applies to the portico added to the front of the ..."
3. Rome of To-day and Yesterday: The Pagan City by John Dennie (1896)
"His name, deep-cut in the portico of the Pantheon, is more conspicuous than any
other inscription that remains to us from pagan Rome. ..."
4. Our First Century: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the One by Richard Miller Devens (1876)
"Lawrence Enters During the Sermon —Moves to the Eastern portico. ... Their Carriage
at the portico Steps.— Approach to Lawrence's Position. ..."
5. Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1891)
"Remains of the portico of Octavia. emperor, built his famous Crypta at the rear of
... Marcius Philippus built the portico which surrounded the Temple of ..."
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