avant-corps

noun

Etymology

From French avant-corps.

  1. borrowed from avant-corps

Definitions

  1. A part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the corps de logis,…

    A part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the corps de logis, often taller than other parts of the building.

The neighborhood

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