The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pentice
Pentice \Pen"tice\, n. [F. appentis a penthouse. See Append.]
A penthouse. [Obs.]
--Sir H. Wotton.
Wiktionary
pentice
n. 1 An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath. An appentice. 2 A covered walkway. 3 (context mining English) An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.
Usage examples of "pentice".
They presented a lively and gay appearance on holidays, when the pentices of the shop fronts were hung with colored draperies, and the balconies were crowded with spectators, and every pane of glass showed a face.