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‖ kiosk|ˈkiːɒsk, kɪˈɒsk|
Also 7 (chouske), chiosque, 7–9 kiosque, 8 kioske, kiosc, chiosk, 9 keoschk.
[= F. kiosque (It. chiosco), a. Turk. kiūshk pavilion, Pers. kūskh palace, portico.]
1. An open pavilion or summerhouse of light construction, often supported by pillars and surrounded with a balustrade; common in Turkey and Persia, and imitated in gardens and parks in Western Europe.
1625Purchas Pilgrims II. ix. 1581 Some [Rooms] also vpon the Sea side, which are called Kiosks, that is Roomes of faire prospect, or (as we terme them) banquetting Houses. Ibid. 1626 Banquetting Houses, which they call Chouskes. 1682Wheler Journ. Greece ii. 204 A stately Chiosque, or Summer-house. 1717Lady M. W. Montagu Let. to Mrs. Thistlethwayte 1 Apr., In the public gardens there are public chiosks, where people go..and drink their coffee, sherbet, etc. 1816J. Scott Vis. Paris (ed. 5) 289 The great Cedar..Before it lost its top..must have nearly equalled the brass kiosk in elevation. 1863Kinglake Crimea (1876) I. i. 20 The summer kiosks, and the steep shady gardens looking down on the straits between Europe and Asia.
2. A light ornamental structure resembling this, used for the sale of newspapers (orig. in France and Belgium), for a band-stand, or for other purposes.
1865Daily Tel. 5 Dec. 3/4 A ‘kiosk’—i.e., a place for the sale of newspapers. 1868Morn. Star 26 Feb., The kiosques in which the two military bands were stationed, were illuminated by lampions and electric light. 1870W. Chambers Winter Mentone i. 13 At kiosks on the Quai..several Paris daily newspapers may be purchased. 1933P. MacDonald Mystery of Dead Police xvii. 186 His quarry was at the change kiosk. 1963V. Nabokov Gift iii. 156 There was..a triangular island with a kiosk, at which tram conductors regaled themselves with milk. 1964G. Johnston My Brother Jack 36 Somehow we were able to get to the big kiosk-restaurant behind the point. Ibid. 37 The kiosk had been very late Victorian, with imitation turrets and spires. 1966South Australian Yearbk. No. 1, 169 There are refreshment kiosk facilities. 1966Listener 18 Aug. 227/2 Breaking into a tobacco kiosk. 1971E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 10 Apr. 7/8 Most of the food sold in the kiosks is approved by medical officers.
3. = telephone kiosk.
1928Daily Mail 25 July 19/4 It is expected that nearly 500,000 new lines will be laid, several thousand new kiosks erected, and several hundred telephones fixed at rural railway stations. 1972‘H. Buckmaster’ Walking Trip 197 ‘I'd better call Norman..he has a right to know.’ ‘Here's a kiosk. Have you enough change?’ 1974M. Babson Stalking Lamb xxiv. 179 He broke off the connection, swung open the door and stepped out of the kiosk. |