portage2+ (portaj)

[ Let it pry through the portage of the head Like the bra cannon. Shak., Hen. V., iii. 1. 10. Portage group. See group1. portal2t, n. Same as porta . portamento (por-tä-men'tō), n. [It. (> Pg.por- tamento ), carriage, port amentum , carry- ing, carriage, action, port are , carry: see port3 .] In music for the voice or an instru- ment of the viol family, a gradual change or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with- out break or perceptible step. It is similar to a legato in the first particular, but different from it in the second. As an effect, it is valuable when judiciously in- usually cylindrical, used for carrying a caustic substance in the pocket, or for applying the caustic.