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avant-corps

avant-corps noun: a part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the corps de logis, often taller than other parts of the building.

Noun

avant-corps (plural avant-corps)

  1. A part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the corps de logis, often taller than other parts of the building.

Forms of avant-corps

pluralavant-corps

Origin of avant-corps

From French avant-corps.

Questions about avant-corps

What does avant-corps mean?
Avant-corps means a part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the corps de logis, often taller than other parts of the building.
What part of speech is avant-corps?
Avant-corps is a noun.
What is the plural of avant-corps?
The plural of avant-corps is avant-corps.

Words near avant-corps in the dictionary

  1. Avansian
  2. avant
  3. avant basic
  4. avant la lettre
  5. avant-basic
  6. avant-corps
  7. avant-courier
  8. avant-couriers
  9. avant-dance
  10. avant-disco
  11. avant-folk

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