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pentices

pentices is the plural of pentice.

Meaning of pentice

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.

Questions about pentices

What is pentices the plural of?
Pentices is the plural of pentice.

Words near pentices in the dictionary

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

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