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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval [[Latin]] portale [[city]] gate, porch, from neuter of portalis of a gate, from [[Latin]] porta gate | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval [[Latin]] portale [[city]] gate, porch, from neuter of portalis of a gate, from [[Latin]] porta gate |
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| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Portals''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Portal '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: door, entrance; especially : a grand or imposing one | | *1: door, entrance; especially : a grand or imposing one |
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| *5: a site serving as a guide or point of entry to the [[World Wide Web]] and usually including a search engine or a [[collection]] of links to other sites arranged especially by [[topic]] | | *5: a site serving as a guide or point of entry to the [[World Wide Web]] and usually including a search engine or a [[collection]] of links to other sites arranged especially by [[topic]] |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Portal''' is a general term describing an opening in the walls of a building, gate or [[fortification]], and especially a grand entrance to an important [[structure]]. Doors, metal gates or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portcullis portcullis] in the opening can be used to [[control]] entry or exit. The [[surface]] [[surrounding]] the opening may be made of [[simple]] building materials or decorated with ornamentation. The elements of a portal can include the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voussoir voussoir], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanum_(architecture) tympanum], an ornamented [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullion mullion] or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwork westwork] of a church. | + | '''Portal''' is a general term describing an opening in the walls of a building, gate or [[fortification]], and especially a grand entrance to an important [[structure]]. Doors, metal gates or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portcullis portcullis] in the opening can be used to [[control]] entry or exit. The [[surface]] [[surrounding]] the opening may be made of [[simple]] building materials or decorated with ornamentation. The elements of a portal can include the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voussoir voussoir], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanum_(architecture) tympanum], an ornamented [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullion mullion] or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwork westwork] of a church. |
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| [[Category: Architecture]] | | [[Category: Architecture]] |
| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |