Ves"ti*bule (?), n. [L. vestibulum, of
uncertain origin: cf. F. vestibule.] 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 nymphæ, 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.
Syn. -- 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." Bolingbroke
Ves"ti*bule (?), v. t. To furnish
with a vestibule or vestibules. Brander Matthews.
Ves"ti*bule (?), n. [L. vestibulum, of
uncertain origin: cf. F. vestibule.] 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 nymphæ, 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.
Syn. -- 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." Bolingbroke
Ves"ti*bule (?), v. t. To furnish
with a vestibule or vestibules. Brander Matthews.
