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pentice

(ˈpɛntɪs)

(Architecture) architect a narrow, sloping extension of a building's roof, providing cover to a porch, walkway, etc below

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The shop front would have a "stall-board" projecting from the front wall and a "penthouse" or "pentice" above the stall-board, unless the story above the shop projected outward in a "jutty." Stall-board and pentice could be folded up and down, respectively, to close the open window between them.