porticoed

[ pawr-ti-kohd, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr tɪˌkoʊd, ˈpoʊr- /

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Origin of porticoed

First recorded in 1655–65; portico + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM porticoed

un·por·ti·coed, adjective

Words nearby porticoed

Port Hueneme, Port Huron, Portia, Portici, portico, porticoed, portiere, Porţile de Fier, Portinari, porting, portion

How to use porticoed in a sentence

And now and then you see a pillared and porticoed great manor-house, embowered in trees.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
There was a porticoed gallery on the top of a house some way off; it had a few plants growing in pipkins, and a drying line.
Vanitas|Vernon Lee
A winding path, lined with laurel bushes, led to the arched and porticoed entrance.
The Man from Archangel|A. Conan Doyle
There was no reminiscence of the usual Southern porticoed gable or columned veranda.
Sally Dows and Other Stories|Bret Harte

A short two miles along this road brings us to the porticoed front and white domes of the University Observatory, erected in 1822.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely|Rev. Edward Conybeare.