Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A roofed structure, especially a small pavilion or tower on top of a building, situated so as to command a wide view.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In Italian arch., an upper story of a building, or a portion of such a story, open to the air, at least on one side, and frequently on all, for the purpose of affording a view of the country and providing a place for enjoying the cool evening breeze. The belvedere is sometimes a sort of lantern or kiosk erected on the roof.
- n. In France, a summer-house on an eminence in a park or garden.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.
WordNet 3.0
- n. densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
- n. a gazebo sited to command a fine view
Etymologies
- Italian : bel, bello, beautiful (from Latin bellus; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots) + vedere, to see, view (from Latin vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots).
Examples
“I forgot to note the name of the artist so I called the belvedere curator and she told me the name Hirschl, and the title.”
“There was a tall building called a belvedere, from which the country and the river might be surveyed for a long distance in every direction; but, stranger far than that, there were subterranean passages which led from the house to unfrequented parts of the grounds.”
“Glyndon's sleeping apartment communicated with a kind of belvedere, or terrace, that commanded prospects of unrivalled beauty and extent, and was separated on the other side by a long gallery, and”
“Even more so with Tredowski's cover for Interzone #224, where a green belvedere clings to a fertile escarpment, with a troubled sea lying below and strange habitats (I suppose) floating high above in the background.”
“Link but then the valet brought around my plymouth belvedere”
“Is there any way to tie in with the Power Plans to not allow certain programs to run? for example belvedere and iswitch for me. tarkam”
“I should want to cook the guy who plays mr belvedere some chicken tikka masala if he truly accepts the offer, but not if I sense that he accepts it telepathically.”
“It is structured by a singular belvedere, a multifunctional pavilion and a deck, all three elements associated in the wide landscape by geometric associations.”
“Link he plays piano with fistfulls of broken belvedere crystals”
“Finally in this section: from Market Harborough to Market Bosworth as English Buildings discovers a belvedere.”
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