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loggia

[ loj-uh, loh-jee-uh; Italian lawd-jah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural log·gias, Italian log·gie [lawd, -je].

a gallery or arcade open to the air on at least one side.
a space within the body of a building but open to the air on one side, serving as an open-air room or as an entrance porch.

loggia

/ ˈlɒdʒə; ˈlɒdʒɪə /

Origin of loggia¹

From Italian, dating back to 1735–45; lodge

Origin of loggia¹

C17: Italian, from French loge. See lodge

On the benches of the loggia men lie asleep in the shadow, and children chase one another among the statues.

There in the loggia above the garden she dined with the newly-married ladies of the city.

In the background two maids search for a gown in a great chest under a loggia.

The other loggia is on the ground-floor of his house on the bridge, and is covered with scenes in fresco.

Ftatateeta seats herself on the step of the loggia, and sits there, watching the scene with sybilline intensity.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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