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PORTED, a. Having gates. [Not used.] 1. Borne in a certain or regular order.
PORTEND', v.t. [L. portendo; por; Eng. fore, and tendo, to stretch.] To foreshow...
PORTEND'ED, pp. Foreshown; previously indicated by signs.
PORTEND'ING, ppr. Foreshowing.
PORTEN'SION, n. The act of foreshowing. [Not in use.]
PORTENT', n. [L. portentum.] An omen of ill; any previous sign or prodigy indica...
PORTENT'OUS, a. [L. portentosus.] Ominous; foreshowing ill. Ignorance and supers...
PORTER, n. [L. porta, a gate.] 1. A man that has the charge of a door or gate; a...
PORTERAGE, n. Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens by a porter. 1. ...
PORTERESS, n. [from porter.] A female guardian of a gate.
PORTERLY, a. Coarse; vulgar. [Little used.]
PORTESSE. [See Portass .]
PORTFOLIO, n. [L. folium.] A case of the size of a large book, to keep loose pap...
PORTGLAVE, n. A sword-bearer. [Not in use.]
PORTGRAVE PORTGREVE PORTICO, n. [L. porticus, form porta or portus.] In architec...
PORTION, n. [L. portio, from partio, to divide, from pars, part. See Part .] 1. ...