See Also: colonnade(dictionary)
colonnade(encyclopedia)
colonnade(dictionary)

adultery (oh) and colonnade (oh)


adultery (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: avoutrie, from Latin adulterium, from adulter 'adulterer', from adulterare; ADULTERATE]
sex between someone who is married and someone who is not their wife or husband
::She had committed adultery on several occasions.
-- adulterous adj

colonnade (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Italian colonnato, from colonna; COLONEL]
a row of upright stone posts that usually support a roof or row of arches
-- colonnaded adj