Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A raised part of the floor of a large room; a platform for a raised table or throne. See
dais .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A raised part of the floor of a large room; a
dais orplatform for a raised table orthrone .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
French haut high + pas step.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word hautpas.
Examples
-
a broad hautpas of four steps, advancing in the middle: at each end of the broadest part are two of my eagles, with red cushions for the parson and clerk.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 Horace Walpole 1757
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.