PENTHOUSE

n. a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
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." Sir W. Scott.

2.
a.

Leaning; overhanging. "Penthouse lid." Shak. "My penthouse eyebrows." Dryden.

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