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belvedere

[ bel-vi-deer, bel-vi-deer; Italian bel-ve-de-re ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a building, or architectural feature of a building, designed and situated to look out upon a pleasing scene.
a cigar, shorter and with thinner ends than a corona.
Belvedere, a palace in Vatican City, Rome: used as an art gallery.

belvedere

/ ˈbɛlvɪˌdɪə; ˌbɛlvɪˈdɪə /

See gazebo
a building, such as a summerhouse or roofed gallery, sited to command a fine view See also gazebo

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian: “fine view,” from Latin bellus “fine, charming, pretty” + vidēre “to see”

C16: from Italian: beautiful sight

The next morning, guests boarded private jets to Florence for the ceremony at the Forte di Belvedere, rented for a cool $400,000.

At the foot of Belvedere and the little town of Tiburon were house-boats, in which people lived for eight months of the year.

The head of Apollo in our illustration is from a famous full-length statue of the god known as the Apollo Belvedere.

The drawing-room has a belvedere bay, reached from the garden by an external stair, under which is a covered garden seat.

Opposite that, stood my plaster cast of Apollo Belvedere, as indicative of the god of song that reigned over my thoughts and life.

He was tired when we reached the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore and did not wish to see the newspaper men.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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