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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Report :: Report (v. t.) To return or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any matter officially referred; as, the committee reported the bill witth amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the results of an inquiry..
Unreasoned :: Unreasoned (a.) Not supported by reason; unreasonable.
Barghest :: Barghest (n.) A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune..
Mantua :: Mantua (n.) A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
Unionist :: Unionist (n.) One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States..
Reported :: Reported (imp. & p. p.) of Repor.
Oligarchist :: Oligarchist (n.) An advocate or supporter of oligarchy.
Supporting :: Supported (imp. & p. p.) of Suppor.
Terrace :: Terrace (v.) A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure..
Trachelidan :: Trachelidan (n.) Any one of a tribe of beetles (Trachelides) which have the head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the Cantharides are examples.
Dire :: Dire (superl.) Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens..
Live :: Live (v. i.) To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with on; as, horses live on grass and grain..
Pedestaled :: Pedestaled (a.) Placed on, or supported by, a pedestal; figuratively, exalted..
Lorette :: Lorette (n.) In France, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers, and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure; -- so called from the church of Notre Dame de Lorette, in Paris, near which many of them resided..
Paranymph :: Paranymph (n.) An ally; a supporter or abettor.
Tariff :: Tariff (n.) A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833)..
Upas :: Upas (n.) A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is deleterious. Called also bohun upas..
Poundage :: Poundage (n.) A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more..
Carriage :: Carriage (n.) A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage..
Subsist :: Subsist (v. i.) To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live.
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