Penthouse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Penthouse	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Penthouse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penthouse n an apartment located on the top floors of a building
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, a. (Arch.) Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof. -- n. A shed or slight building placed against the wall of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; -- called also {penthouse}, and {to-fall}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penthouse \Pent"house`\, n. [A corruption of pentice.] A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. [bd]The penthouse of his eyes.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penthouse \Pent"house`\, a. Leaning; overhanging. [bd]Penthouse lid.[b8] --Shak. [bd]My penthouse eyebrows.[b8] --Dryden.