belvedere

[ bel-vi-deer, bel-vi-deer; for 3 also Italian bel-ve-de-re ]
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noun
  1. a building, or architectural feature of a building, designed and situated to look out upon a pleasing scene.

  2. a cigar, shorter and with thinner ends than a corona.

  1. Belvedere, a palace in Vatican City, Rome: used as an art gallery.

Origin of belvedere

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian: “fine view,” from Latin bellus “fine, charming, pretty” + vidēre “to see”

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How to use belvedere in a sentence

  • The next morning, guests boarded private jets to Florence for the ceremony at the Forte di belvedere, rented for a cool $400,000.

  • At the foot of belvedere and the little town of Tiburon were house-boats, in which people lived for eight months of the year.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • The head of Apollo in our illustration is from a famous full-length statue of the god known as the Apollo belvedere.

    Greek Sculpture | Estelle M. Hurll
  • The drawing-room has a belvedere bay, reached from the garden by an external stair, under which is a covered garden seat.

  • Opposite that, stood my plaster cast of Apollo belvedere, as indicative of the god of song that reigned over my thoughts and life.

    Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp

British Dictionary definitions for belvedere

belvedere

/ (ˈbɛlvɪˌdɪə, ˌbɛlvɪˈdɪə) /


noun
  1. a building, such as a summerhouse or roofed gallery, sited to command a fine view: See also gazebo

Origin of belvedere

1
C16: from Italian: beautiful sight

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