Definition of porte

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Porte (n.) The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered..

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Ostent :: Ostent (n.) Manifestation; token; portent.
Unionist :: Unionist (n.) One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States..
Lug :: Lug (n.) That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug..
Bearing :: Bearing (n.) Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports..
Disaster :: Disaster (n.) An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent..
Porterage :: Porterage (n.) Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter.
Sago :: Sago (n.) A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan palm trees, but chiefly from the Metroxylon Sagu; also from several cycadaceous plants (Cycas revoluta, Zamia integrifolia, etc.)..
Derrick :: Derrick (n.) A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building..
Canopy :: Canopy (n.) Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc..
Colportage :: Colportage (n.) The distribution of religious books, tracts, etc., by colporteurs..
Phonography :: Phonography (n.) A representation of sounds by distinctive characters; commonly, a system of shorthand writing invented by Isaac Pitman, or a modification of his system, much used by reporters..
Unreasoned :: Unreasoned (a.) Not supported by reason; unreasonable.
Brazil Wood :: Brazil wood () A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of Caesalpinia echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of C. Braziliensis and C. crista. This is often distinguished as Braziletto , but the better kind is also frequently so named..
Thorax :: Thorax (n.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest..
Indigenous :: Indigenous (a.) Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported..
Felly :: Felly (n.) The exterior wooden rim, or a segment of the rim, of a wheel, supported by the spokes..
Live :: Live (v. i.) To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with on; as, horses live on grass and grain..
Winged :: Winged (a.) Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having winglike expansions.
Despotist :: Despotist (n.) A supporter of despotism.
Swim :: Swim (v. i.) To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in which it is immersed..
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