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Portion
n.
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A wife's fortune; a dowry.
Portioned
imp. & p. p.
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of Portion
Portioning
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Portion
Portion
v. t.
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To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute.
Portion
v. t.
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To endow with a portion or inheritance.
Portioner
n.
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One who portions.
Portioner
n.
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See Portionist, 2.
Portionist
n.
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A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, who has a certain academical allowance or portion; -- corrupted into postmaster.
Portionist
n.
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One of the incumbents of a benefice which has two or more rectors or vicars.
Portionless
a.
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Having no portion.
Portise
n.
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See Portass.
Portland cement
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A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England, made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens under water.
Portland stone
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A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of Portland in England, much used in building.
Portland vase
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A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of Portland, and kept in the British Museum.
Portlast
n.
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The portoise. See Portoise.
Portliness
n.
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The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness.
Portliness
n.
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Bulkiness; corpulence.
Portly
a.
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Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.
Portly
a.
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Bulky; corpulent.
Portmen
pl.
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of Portman
Portman
n.
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An inhabitant or burgess of a port, esp. of one of the Cinque Ports.
Portmanteaus
pl.
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of Portmanteau
Portmanteau
n.
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A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys.
Portmantle
n.
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A portmanteau.
Portmote
n.
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In old English law, a court, or mote, held in a port town.
Portoir
n.
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One who, or that which, bears; hence, one who, or that which, produces.
Portoise
n.
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The gunwale of a ship.
Portos
n.
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See Portass.
Portpane
n.
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A cloth for carrying bread, so as not to touch it with the hands.
Portrait
n.
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The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life.