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pentice

pentice noun: an extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.

Noun

pentice (plural pentices)

  1. An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.
    Synonyms:
    appentice, pent
  2. A covered walkway.
  3. An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.

Synonyms of pentice

Forms of pentice

pluralpentices

Origin of pentice

From Middle English pentis, pendize, and other spellings; from Anglo-Norman pentiz, aphetic of Old French apentis (“appendage, attached building”), from Medieval Latin appendicium, from Latin appendo (“to hang”). Doublet of appentice and penthouse.

Words formed from pentice

Questions about pentice

What does pentice mean?
Pentice means an extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.
What part of speech is pentice?
Pentice is a noun.
What is the plural of pentice?
The plural of pentice is pentices.

Words near pentice in the dictionary

  1. penthusiasts
  2. penti-
  3. pentiamond
  4. pentiamonds
  5. pentic
  6. pentice
  7. penticed
  8. pentices
  9. Penticton
  10. pentifylline
  11. pentile

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