belvedere
a building, or architectural feature of a building, designed and situated to look out upon a pleasing scene.
a cigar, shorter and with thinner ends than a corona.
Belvedere, a palace in Vatican City, Rome: used as an art gallery.
Origin of belvedere
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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.
Which of Kim Kardashian’s Weddings Was More Ridiculous? | Kevin Fallon | May 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt 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 AthertonThe 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. HurllThe drawing-room has a belvedere bay, reached from the garden by an external stair, under which is a covered garden seat.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299 | VariousOpposite 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
He was tired when we reached the belvedere Hotel in Baltimore and did not wish to see the newspaper men.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine
British Dictionary definitions for belvedere
/ (ˈbɛlvɪˌdɪə, ˌbɛlvɪˈdɪə) /
a building, such as a summerhouse or roofed gallery, sited to command a fine view: See also gazebo
Origin of belvedere
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