Fauces is an architectural term given by

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to narrow passages on either side of the ''

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to the peristylar court in the rear. The Latin word means "the upper part of the throat", and figuratively refers to any kind of narrow entrance or passageway.

Bibliography

* Greenough, J. B. 1890
"The Fauces of the Roman House."
''Harvard Studies in Classical Philology'' 1:1-12. (at JSTOR).

References

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