Pergola

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pergola \Per"go*la\, n. [It., fr. L. pergula shed, shop, vine
     arbor.]
     Lit., an arbor or bower; specif.: (Italian art) An arbor or
     trellis treated architecturally, as with stone columns or
     similar massive structure.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pergola
       n : a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor
           provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: {arbor},
            {arbour}, {bower}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "pergola":
     alcove, arbor, arcade, areaway, bower, breezeway, cloister,
     colonnade, conservatory, corridor, gallery, gazebo, glasshouse,
     greenhouse, hall, hallway, kiosk, lathhouse, loggia, passage,
     passageway, peristyle, retreat, summerhouse