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pergola

[ pur-guh-luh ]

noun

  1. an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
  2. a colonnade having the form of such an arbor.


pergola

/ ˈ±èÉœËÉ¡É™±ôÉ™ /

noun

  1. a horizontal trellis or framework, supported on posts, that carries climbing plants and may form a covered walk
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pergola1

1645–55; < Italian < Latin pergula projecting roof, arbor
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pergola1

C17: via Italian from Latin pergula projection from a roof, from pergere to go forward
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In 1951, his collections were sold off and the pavilions and pergolas he built were knocked down.

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A firepit and a shady pergola create more places for the family and their guests to congregate outdoors when the weather’s right.

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Maybe it’s a fence, a picnic table, a bench, your house siding, a shed, outdoor furniture or a pergola.

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The front yard was mostly dead grass; the driveway was cracked and broken from runoff whenever it rained; and the funnel-shaped backyard was overwhelmed by a rotting wood pergola.

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A cafe and pergola will go in at street level along Olive Street across from the Biltmore Hotel.

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