portalagen.
/ˈpɔːtl̩ɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈpɔrdl̩ɪdʒ/ rare.
The construction of portals.
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portalage1903
1903 Architect 24 Apr. 269/1 Some sketches in connection with portalage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1903- to keep a person in countenance
- to keep a person in gammon
- to keep a person in hand
- to keep a person in the dark
- to keep a person in the dark about
- to keep a person in the dark as to
- to keep a person in the dark etc
- to keep a person on ice
- to keep a person on the edge of her seat
- to keep a person on the edge of his seat
- to keep a person play
- to keep a person's house
- to keep a person's stead
- to keep a quarter
- to keep a quiet sough
- to keep a school
- to keep a seat or place warm
- to keep a sharp look-out
- to keep a sharp lookout
- to keep a stiff upper lip
- to keep a still tongue in one's head
- to keep a stir
- to keep a straight face
- to keep a tab on
- to keep a thing on ice