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gloriette Hist.|glɔərɪˈɛt|
Also gloriet.
[a. F. gloriette. Cf. Sp. glorieta.]
A highly decorated chamber in a castle or other building. Also attrib.
[1280–1in T. Bond Corfe Castle 85 (A chamber called ‘La Gloriet’ is mentioned in the Corfe records of this date). a1500Obituary in Willis Monastery Christ Ch. Canterb. (1869) 107 note, Edificavit turrim quandam, cameræ Prioris vocatæ La gloriet contiguam.] 1839Longfellow Hyperion i. vi. (1865) 30 Rodolph's ancient castle, with its Gothic gloriette and fantastic gables. 1884Athenæum 13 Sept. 330/3 Besides an Oriel or a ‘Gloriet’ Tower, a mediæval castle contained many a ‘cruel habitation’. |