Patio

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Patio \Pa"ti*o\ (p[aum]"t[-e]*[-o]), n. [Sp., a court] (Metal)
     A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or
     where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to
     effect intermixture and amalgamation.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: The patio process is used to reduce silver ores by
           amalgamation.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. In Spain, Spanish America, etc., a court or courtyard of a
        house or other building; esp., an inner court open to the
        sky.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. (p[a^]t"[-e]*[=o]`) A usually paved area adjacent to a
        dwelling, used for outdoor lounging, dining, receptions of
        guests, etc.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  patio
       n : usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn: {terrace}]