kioskn.
/ˈkiːɒsk/, /kɪˈɒsk/, U.S. /ˈkiˌɑsk/ 1. An open pavilion or summerhouse of light construction, often supported by pillars and surrounded with a balustrade; common in Turkey and Iran, and imitated in gardens and parks in Western Europe.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > summer-house
summer house1519
garden house1535
cabinet1579
summer hall1583
kiosk1625
summer room1625
sunny chamber1641
shadow-house1649
alcove1663
root house1755
moss-house?1793
rose temple1848
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > outhouse(s) > [noun] > building or house in garden
summer house1519
garden house1535
kiosk1625
summer room1625
sunny chamber1641
shadow-house1649
garden apartment1751
root house1755
1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes 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.
1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. 1626 Banquetting Houses, which they call Chouskes.
1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece ii. 204 A stately Chiosque, or Summer-house.
1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1965) I. 343 In the public Gardens there are public chiosks where people go..and drink their Coffée, sherbet, etc.
1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris App. p. xvii The great Cedar..Before it lost its top..must have nearly equalled the brass kiosk in elevation.
1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. i. 17 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 (originally in France and Belgium), for a bandstand, or for other purposes.
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society > trade and finance > trading place > stall or booth > [noun]
shopOE
boothc1175
cheaping-boothc1175
stall1377
standinga1387
crame1477
bower1506
stand1551
loge1749
market stall1827
kiosk1865
joint1927
1865 Daily Tel. 5 Dec. 3/4 A ‘kiosk’—i.e., a place for the sale of newspapers.
1868 Morning Star 26 Feb. The kiosques in which the two military bands were stationed, were illuminated by lampions and electric light.
1870 W. Chambers Wintering at Mentone i. 13 At kiosks on the Quai..several Paris daily newspapers may be purchased.
1933 P. MacDonald Myst. Dead Police xvii. 186 His quarry was at the change kiosk.
1963 V. Nabokov Gift iii. 156 There was..a triangular island with a kiosk, at which tram conductors regaled themselves with milk.
1964 G. Johnston My Brother Jack 36 Somehow we were able to get to the big kiosk-restaurant behind the point.
1964 G. Johnston My Brother Jack 37 The kiosk had been very late Victorian, with imitation turrets and spires.
1966 South Austral. Yearbk. No. 1. 169 There are refreshment kiosk facilities.
1966 Listener 18 Aug. 227/2 Breaking into a tobacco kiosk.
1971 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 10 Apr. 7/8 Most of the food sold in the kiosks is approved by medical officers.
3. = telephone kiosk n.
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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone booth
call box1877
telephone box1878
call office1882
call room1882
pay station1888
telephone booth1888
public telephone1889
phone box1890
telephone kiosk1890
phone booth1904
coin-box1906
box1922
kiosk1928
booth1930
phone kiosk1955
paybox1975
1928 Daily 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?’
1974 M. Babson Stalking Lamb xxiv. 179 He broke off the connection, swung open the door and stepped out of the kiosk.
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