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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Toran  \To"ran\,  Torana  \To"ra*na\,  n.  [Skr.  t[=o]ra[.n]a  an 
  arch,  a  gate.]  (Indian  Arch.) 
  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. 

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