porticoed

[ pawr-ti-kohd, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr tɪˌkoʊd, ˈpoʊr- /

adjective

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

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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

porthole, porthole die, portia, portici, portico, porticoed, portiere, portinari, porting, portio, portio supravaginalis

Example sentences from the Web for porticoed

A winding path, lined with laurel bushes, led to the arched and porticoed entrance.
The Man from Archangel|A. Conan Doyle
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
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 no reminiscence of the usual Southern porticoed gable or columned veranda.
Sally Dows and Other Stories|Bret Harte

The door of the cottage, porticoed with trellis-work, was in the center of the cottage itself.
The Miracle Man|Frank L. Packard