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=== French === A [[French door]]<ref>''[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/French%20door French Door]'', ''[[Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]]'', access date July 4, 2017</ref> has two columns of upright rectangular glass panes (lights) extending its full length; and two of these doors on an exterior wall and without a [[mullion]] separating them, that open outward with opposing hinges to a [[Terrace (building)|terrace]] or porch, are referred to as a '''French window'''.<ref>''[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/French%20window French window]'', ''[[Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]]'', access date July 4, 2017</ref> Sometimes these are set in pairs or multiples thereof along the exterior wall of a very large room, but often, one French window is placed centrally in a typically sized room, perhaps among other fixed windows flanking the feature. French windows are known as ''porte-fenêtre'' in France and ''portafinestra'' in Italy, and frequently are used in modern houses. {{multiple image | align = center | footer = A "French window" (two French doors on an exterior wall hinged to open outward together without a [[mullion]] separating them) at the [[List of diplomatic missions of France|Embassy of France]] in [[Lisbon]], early 20th century | width1 = 150 | image1 = Legation de France a Lisbonne (interieur).jpg | width2 = 149 | image2 = Legation de France a Lisbonne (véranda).jpg }}
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