English Explanatory Dictionary

anteport

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hanging or covering in front of a door.
  2. An outer or preliminary port, gate, or door.

Word forms

anteport anteports ante-port antiport

Etymology

Alteration influenced by ante- of Italian antiporta, from anti- (“preceding”) + porta (“gate, door”). Sense 1 may show an English innovation, translating Italian portiere in the 1625 quotation. By surface analysis, ante- + port.

Related words

anteportico
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