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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 545 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GAZEBO (usually explained as a comic Latinism, for " I will gaze "; the New
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English
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Dictionary suggests a possible
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oriental origin now lost)
  , a
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term used in the 18th century for a structure on the
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outer wall of a garden, having an upper storey with windows on each side so as to overlook the road . Similar buildings are found in Holland on the
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borders of the canals, which in some cases form very picturesque features .

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