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gazebo|gəˈziːbəʊ|
Also 9 gazeboo, gazeebo(o, gazabo.
[Commonly explained as a humorous formation on gaze v., imitating Lat. futures like videbo ‘I shall see’ (cf. lavabo); but the early quots. suggest that it may possibly be a corruption of some oriental word.]
1. A turret or lantern on the roof of a house, usually for the purpose of commanding an extensive prospect; also, a similar erection in a garden or pleasure ground; a belvedere or look-out.
1752W. & J. Halfpenny New Designs iv. 2 The Elevation of a Chinese Tower or Gazebo. 1790W. Wrighte Grotesque Archit. 7 The whole is lighted from the gazebo on the top. 1828Q. Rev. XXXVII. 316 Kent and his followers had temples, obelisks, and gazabos of every description in the park. 1858W. White Month in Yorksh. 288, I was first led to the gazebo on the roof that I might enjoy the prospect of the town and neighborhood.
2. A projecting window or balcony.
1843I. F. Romer Rhone, Darro, etc. II. 354 The houses [at Valetta, Malta] are invariably built of stone, and provided with large projecting balconies or gazeebos covered and glazed, which open and close at pleasure. a1871A. B. Granville Autobiog. I. 223 Dwelling-houses..present lofty walls without windows towards the street except here and there a single latticed gazebo. |