Monday, November 27, 2006

WORD OF THE DAY

belvedere

from Steamboat Gothic by Frances Parkinson Keyes, p 6.

definition from Webster's New World Dictionary, Third College Edition:
a summerhouse on a height, or an open, roofed gallery in an upper story, built for giving a view of the scenery. From Italian, beautiful view.

Sentence: My neighbor built a belvedere onto his house, blocking his neighbor's view and creating enemies in the neighborhood.

No comments:

Post a Comment