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(1):

(n.) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.

(2):

(n.) The lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.

(3):

(n.) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of the apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.

(4):

(a.) Of or pertaining to a porta, especially the porta of the liver; as, the portal vein, which enters the liver at the porta, and divides into capillaries after the manner of an artery.

(5):

(n.) A prayer book or breviary; a portass.

(6):

(n.) By analogy with the French portail, used by recent writers for the whole architectural composition which surrounds and includes the doorways and porches of a church.

(7):

(n.) A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit, especially one that is grand and imposing.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Portal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/portal.html. 1828.
 
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