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pergola

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per·go·la  (pûrg-l)
n.
An arbor or a passageway of columns supporting a roof of trelliswork on which climbing plants are trained to grow.
[Italian, from Latin pergula.]
pergola [ˈpɜːgələ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a horizontal trellis or framework, supported on posts, that carries climbing plants and may form a covered walk
[via Italian from Latin pergula projection from a roof, from pergere to go forward]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pergolapergola - a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
arbour, bower, arbor
framework - a structure supporting or containing something
grape arbor, grape arbour - an arbor where grapes are grown
Translations
pergola [ˈpɜːgələ] N → pérgola f
pergola
n → Pergola f, → Laube f
pergola [ˈpɜːgələ] n → pergola
pergola [ˈpɜːgələ] n → pergola


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She was walking up and down a gravel path in the garden of Stogdon House, her sight of the heavens being partially intercepted by the light leafless hoops of a pergola.
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The thick vegetation met overhead, interlacing into a natural pergola, and through this tunnel of verdure in a golden twilight flowed the green, pellucid river, beautiful in itself, but marvelous from the strange tints thrown by the vivid light from above filtered and tempered in its fall.
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