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  2. Gazebo - Wikipedia

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    Gazebo. A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or turret -shaped, often built in a park, garden, or spacious public area. [1] Some are used on occasions as bandstands. The name is also now used for a tent like canopy structure with open sides used as partial shelter from sun and rain at outdoor events.

  3. Palapa (structure) - Wikipedia

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    A palapa (a Spanish word of Tagalog origin, originally meaning " petiole of the palm leaf") is an open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves. [ 1 ] It is very useful in hot weather and, therefore, very common on Mexican beaches and deserts. According to Rubén Carrillo, palapa is derived from the traditional construction ...

  4. Category:Gazebos - Wikipedia

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    Category. : Gazebos. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gazebos. A gazebo is a pavilion structure that is usually octagonal or turret shaped and placed in an open space, such as a park, garden or other public space. Gazebos are freestanding or attached to a garden wall, roofed, and open on all sides.

  5. Folly - Wikipedia

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    The canonical example of this is the sham ruin: a folly which pretends to be the remains of an old building but which was in fact constructed in that state.

  6. Pergola - Wikipedia

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    Pergola type arbor. A pergola is most commonly an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained. [1] The origin of the word is the Late Latin pergula, referring to a projecting eave.

  7. Place name origins - Wikipedia

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    For example, Whichford (Warwickshire) means "the ford of the Hwicce", but the location of the ford is lost. Confusion between elements. Pairs of original elements can produce the same element in a modern place name. For example, the Old English elements den (valley) and dun (hill) are sometimes confused, as they can now lack obvious meanings.

  8. Umbrella - Wikipedia

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    An umbrella or parasol is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs that is mounted on a wooden, metal, or plastic pole. It is usually designed to protect a person against rain. The term umbrella is traditionally used when protecting oneself from rain, while parasol is used when protecting oneself from sunlight, though the terms ...

  9. List of Greek and Latin roots in English/C - Wikipedia

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    Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples cac-, kak-[1]bad: Greek: κακός (kakós), κάκιστος (kákistos): cachexia ...