vestibule

noun
/ˈvɛ.stɪ.bjuːl/UK/ˈvɛ.stəˌbjul/US

Etymology

Early 17th century, borrowed from French vestibule (“entrance court”), from Latin vestibulum (“forecourt, entrance court; entrance”), from vestiō (“to dress, clothe, vest”) + -bulum (“place, location”, nominal suffix). Doublet of vestibulum.

  1. derived from vestibulum
  2. borrowed from vestibule

Definitions

  1. A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main…

    A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.

    • Lydia's voice was heard in the vestibule; the door was thrown open, and she ran into the room.
    • The purpose of the vestibule, at least in western Europe, was not to provide a resting-place for penitents, but to deaden the noise outside.
    • Some instinct warned Armitage that what was taking place was not a thing for unfortified eyes to see, so he brushed back the crowd with authority as he unlocked the vestibule door.
  2. Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to…

    Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.

    • The Vestibule (vestibulum nasi). — The paired vestibule may be considered an antechamber to the nasal fossa.
  3. To furnish with a vestibule or vestibules.

    • the vestibuled platform

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at vestibule. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at vestibule. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at vestibule

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA