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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Toran

/tôr-än'/ · To·ran · IPA /tɔrˈɑn/
01 n. A gateway, commonly of wood, but sometimes of stone, consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels. It is ofte…
  1. 1.
    A gateway, commonly of wood, but sometimes of stone, consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels. It is often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serves as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple.(Indian Arch.)