Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pergola"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pergola
n : a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor
provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: {arbor},
{arbour}, {bower}]
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