avant-corps
nounEtymology
From French avant-corps.
- borrowed from avant-corps
Definitions
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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