Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A garden arranged in various levels, or terraces, as are many in Italy.
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Examples
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Her villa was set high above the curving shore, facing a sheltered terrace-garden resplendent in its
The Inside of the Cup — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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Her villa was set high above the curving shore, facing a sheltered terrace-garden resplendent in its August glory; to seaward, islands danced in the haze; and behind the house, in the sunlight, were massed spruces of a brilliant arsenic green with purple cones.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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Her villa was set high above the curving shore, facing a sheltered terrace-garden resplendent in its August glory; to seaward, islands danced in the haze; and behind the house, in the sunlight, were massed spruces of a brilliant arsenic green with purple cones.
The Inside of the Cup — Volume 02 Winston Churchill 1909
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Along this were posterns in the wall, giving access to or exit from the terrace-garden, the formal-garden, the wild-garden and the water-garden.
Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Edward Lucas White 1900
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The terrace-garden, dark with the shade of overhanging trees, had an air of melancholy that was quite oppressive.
Barnaby Rudge Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1892
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Du Chayla's house still stands, with a new roof, beside one of the bridges of the town; and if you are curious you may see the terrace-garden into which he dropped.
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Du Chayla's house still stands, with a new roof, beside one of the bridges of the town; and if you are curious you may see the terrace-garden into which he dropped.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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Du Chayla's house still stands, with a new roof, beside one of the bridges of the town; and if you are curious you may see the terrace-garden into which he dropped.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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Passing over Ickleworth Bridge and rounding up the heavily-shadowed river of our narrow valley, I perceived a commotion as of bathers in a certain bright space immediately underneath the vicar's terrace-garden steps.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Passing over Ickleworth Bridge and rounding up the heavily-shadowed river of our narrow valley, I perceived a commotion as of bathers in a certain bright space immediately underneath the vicar's terrace-garden steps.
The Gentleman of Fifty George Meredith 1868
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