Result from Foreign Dictionaries (5 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Penthouse \Pent"house`\, n. [A corruption of pentice.]
A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as
over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. "The
penthouse of his eyes." --Sir W. Scott.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Penthouse \Pent"house`\, a.
Leaning; overhanging. "Penthouse lid." --Shak. "My penthouse
eyebrows." --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, n.
1. (Arch.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall
of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; --
called also {penthouse}, and {to-fall}.
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The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to, all
round this inner apartment. --De Foe.
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2. A crude, usually temporary shelter comprising a lean-to
roof braced against any convenient support, as a wall, a
tree or a pole. The roof may extend all the way to the
ground.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penthouse
n 1: an apartment located on the top floors of a building
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Penthouse /pəntuːzə/
penthouse
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
