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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 143 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PERGOLA (See also:Lat. pergula, a projecting roof, See also:shed, from perget , to reach forward, project) , a See also:term adopted from the See also:Italian for an See also:arbour of trellis-See also:work over which are trained creeping See also:plants, vines, &c., and especially for a trellis-work covering a path, walk or See also:balcony in a See also:garden.

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