perron

American  

[per-uhn, pe-rawn] / ˈpɛr ən, pɛˈrɔ̃ /

noun

Architecture.

• perrons
  plural

1. an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.

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perron British  

/ ˈpɛrən /

noun

1. an external flight of steps, esp one at the front entrance of a building

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• perrons
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of perron

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French, Old French, derivative of pierre stone < Latin petra < Greek pétra

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Example Sentences

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perron

Nekhludoff came down from the perron, and stepping over pools and the thin ice-covering formed on the snow, walked toward the window of the servants' quarters.

From The Awakening The Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy, Count

One object of popular veneration was this standard, another was the perron, an emblem of the civic organisation.

From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Ruth Putnam

The hermit and the varlet who were weary and wet to the skin, for it had rained the day long, sat them down upon the perron before the door of a great house.

From Tales from the Old French by Various

He mounted its perron with the springy confident step of youth; and that same spring and confidence of gait carried him past the usually vigilant porter.

From Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

In front of the garden-side perron were the two landaus waiting.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone

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