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Vestibule   /vˈɛstɪbjˌul/   Listen
noun
Vestibule  n.  The porch or entrance into a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall.
Vestibule of the ear. (Anat.) See under Ear.
Vestibule of the vulva (Anat.), a triangular space between the nymphae, in which the orifice of the urethra is situated.
Vestibule train (Railroads), a train of passenger cars having the space between the end doors of adjacent cars inclosed, so as to admit of leaving the doors open to provide for intercommunication between all the cars.
Synonyms: Hall; passage. Vestibule, Hall, Passage. A vestibule is a small apartment within the doors of a building. A hall is the first large apartment beyond the vestibule, and, in the United States, is often long and narrow, serving as a passage to the several apartments. In England, the hall is generally square or oblong, and a long, narrow space of entrance is called a passage, not a hall, as in America. Vestibule is often used in a figurative sense to denote a place of entrance. "The citizens of Rome placed the images of their ancestors in the vestibules of their houses."



verb
Vestibule  v. t.  To furnish with a vestibule or vestibules.






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"Vestibule" Quotes from Famous Books



... or rather terrace, with some large trees and plenty of flowers, separates the house from the Quai d'Orsay, and runs back at its left angle. The avenue terminates in a court, from which, on the right, a gate opens into the stable offices; and a vestibule, fitted up as a conservatory, forms an entrance to the house. A flight of marble steps on each side of the conservatory, leads to a large ante-room, from which a window of one immense plate of glass, extending from the ceiling to the floor, divides the centre, permitting ...
— The Idler in France • Marguerite Gardiner

... often or early ready. In its unexcited state the vagina is lax, its walls are closed together, and their surfaces covered by but little lubricating secretion. The chaster one of the pair has no desire that this sacred vestibule to the great arcana of procreation shall be immediately and roughly invaded. This, then, is the time for all approaches by the husband to be of the most delicate, considerate, and refined description possible. The quietest and softest demeanor, with gentle and re-assuring words, are all that should ...
— Searchlights on Health - The Science of Eugenics • B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols

... with a smile of resignation to his will, she followed him through the vestibule into the dining-car. As they went in they met a portly man who stood aside for ...
— The Desired Woman • Will N. Harben

... a figure that are not mentioned in the figure description are included as a comma separated list, as in "(Figure text: cochlea, vestibule, ...
— Psychology - A Study Of Mental Life • Robert S. Woodworth

... confusion, the officers suddenly flung their weight forward. The door flew open and Duffy was thrown back, almost losing his balance. Beyond, through the small vestibule, Ames caught a glimpse of Tom ...
— Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung • Victor Appleton


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