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.

"The penthouse of his eyes."

Sir W. Scott.

<-- 2. An apartment at the top of a building. It is often the most luxuriously appointed apartment, and is thus used as a metaphor for luxurious living. -->

 

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Pent"house`, a.

Leaning; overhanging.

"Penthouse lid." Shak. "My penthouse eyebrows." Dryden.

 

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