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Penthouse   Listen
noun
Penthouse  n.  A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. "The penthouse of his eyes."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Penthouse" Quotes from Famous Books



... again and looked about for the bell. She was not going to ask where it was—she disliked stupid people herself. The old man watched her from under the penthouse of his eyebrows ...
— Halcyone • Elinor Glyn

... folds which shrouded Sarah's abundant charms, and a broad black sash confined her round young waist. A black chip hat shaded the glowing hair and the face, "ruddier than the cherry, and whiter than milk;" and the merry, dark blue eyes had a penthouse of their own, of drooping lashes, which redeemed the boldness of their ...
— Peter's Mother • Mrs. Henry De La Pasture

... thought of your work, you would not have let me see them," said Fuller glancing from under his penthouse brows with a ...
— Standish of Standish - A story of the Pilgrims • Jane G. Austin



Words linked to "Penthouse" :   apartment, flat



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