Meaning of OSTIARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'âstee`eree
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone who guards the entrance to a building |
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| | Synonyms: | | door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, porter |
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| | See Also: | | commissionaire, guard, night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Os"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [L. ostium door,
entrance. See {Usher}.]
1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a
porter. --N. Bacon.
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