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patioIn Spanish and Latin American architecture, a courtyard open to the sky within a building. A Spanish development of the Roman atrium, it is comparable to the Italian cortile but provides more seclusion, possibly due to Moorish custom. The patio of the contemporary U.S. house is a paved outdoor area adjoining or partially enclosed by the building and often used for outdoor dining. patio 1. an open inner courtyard, esp one in a Spanish or Spanish-American house 2. an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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IT'S ALWAYS FOUR O'CLOCK: Denise Hill, who lives in Santa Clarita, has a patio garden so full of plants that you need a guided tour in order not to miss any one of them. The black slate wall demarcates the boundary of the site and encloses an internal patio garden on the south-west side, landscaped in a similar Eisenmanesque fashion. Q: I live in an upper-level townhouse, and my neighbor below me has a ficus tree planted in her patio garden that has literally grown to the top of the building (probably at least 25-30 feet high). |
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