glorietten.
/ɡlɔːrɪˈɛt/ Historical.
A highly decorated chamber in a castle or other building. Also attributive.
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palace chamber?c1425
state room1695
gloriette1839
porphyry chamber1854
chamber of parament1920
1280–1 in T. Bond Corfe Castle 85 (A chamber called ‘La Gloriet’ is mentioned in the Corfe records of this date).
?a1500 Obituary in R. Willis Archit. Hist. Monastery Christ Church Canterbury (1869) 107 (note) Edificavit turrim quandam, cameræ Prioris vocatæ La gloriet contiguam.]
1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion I. i. vi. 52 Rodolph's ancient castle, with its Gothic gloriette and fantastic gables.
1884 Athenæum 13 Sept. 330/3 Besides an Oriel or a ‘Gloriet’ Tower, a mediæval castle contained many a ‘cruel habitation’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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