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- noun Alternative spelling of
veranda .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
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Examples
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Mrs Machik has a perfect mania for tidiness, but she endures with the kindest forbearance the litter of our treasures scattered in verandah and apartment.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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The verandah is paved with marble, and disposed in it are numerous small tables, chairs, and lounges.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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When one does not wish to receive, the fore verandah is not so lighted.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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Beyond the verandah is a square lawn, fenced off with rose bushes all around the edges in raised garden beds and a raised boxed vegetable garden on the right side.
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Beyond the verandah is a square lawn, fenced off with rose bushes all around the edges in raised garden beds and a raised boxed vegetable garden on the right side.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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In the verandah, which is formed of mats, two handsome youths, and five women in green, red, and orange chemises, all with leis of ferns round their hair, are reclining on the ground.
The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004
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For my part, my verandah is the comfort of my life.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 Various
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The verandah was a dozen feet from the ground, and the dark passage below, leading to the gate, was deserted.
Civilization Tales of the Orient Ellen Newbold La Motte 1917
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Hummil turned on his heel to face the echoing desolation of his bungalow, and the first thing he saw standing in the verandah was the figure of himself.
Life's Handicap Rudyard Kipling 1900
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One of the customers waiting in the verandah was a bearded priest, with black bombazine frock and white topee; a Celt for certain by his hand and eye; and by his polite manners and intelligent expression a Jesuit, I would guess; and there were two ladies -- spinsters and country bred I'd say, and poor, to judge by pale, lined faces and the look of wear about their pith hats and sun-faded dresses.
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