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Port-Royalist
- - One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld, Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. Jansenist.
Porta Hepatis
- noun - opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver
Portabilities
- noun - the quality of being light enough to be carried
Portage Group
- - A subdivision of the Chemung period in American geology. See Chart of Geology.
Portal System
- noun - system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver
Porte Cochere
- unknown - Canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of cars
Porte-Cochere
- noun - a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard
- canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles
Porter's Beer
- noun - a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
Portland Vase
- - A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of Portland, and kept in the British Museum.
Portrait Lens
- noun - a compound camera lens with a relatively high aperture