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summerhouse

[suhm-er-hous] / ˈsʌm ərˌhaʊs /
NOUN
bower
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She wore Poiret gowns, opened galleries, lent Djuna Barnes the summerhouse where she wrote “Nightwood.”

From New York Times Jul. 16, 2019

“When I first got married, my wife wanted a summerhouse and I wanted a Swan—I bought the Swan first,” says Ferragamo, who visits the yard every two or three months.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2015

Introduced as an "entertaining guest" by a mutual friend, he had succeeded in charming Mrs Taylor, who put the family up in a summerhouse in their garden in the grounds of Magdalen College.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2014

Her summerhouse catches fire, but the fire is static and unsmoking.

From The Guardian Aug. 2, 2012

This time he continued on across the grass until he had almost reached the summerhouse, then turned and came walking slowly back, his eyes never leaving the ground.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Passing again to the front of the house, Lecour saw the mob angrily tearing up garden benches and summerhouses for the same purpose.

From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw)

Nothing but summerhouses on a large scale are the South California barns.

From Ramona by Jackson, Helen Hunt

The grottoes of the superior garden are here replaced by light ranges of arched summerhouses, designed in stucco, and occasionally adorned in their interior with fresco paintings of considerable brightness and beauty.

From The Poetry of Architecture Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character by Ruskin, John

I drew near to the village: all the well-known old summerhouses and gardens were recognised again; I disliked the new ones, and all other alterations which had taken place.

From The Sorrows of Young Werther by Boylan, R. Dillon

His fancy peopled the shaded walks and summerhouses, which were scattered about it, with the joyous throng of gallant knights and stately ladies, enjoying themselves with mirth and song.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm




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