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n. - A small roofed building affording shade and rest.

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Usage examples (35)
  • Mr Brown claimed more than £500 to redecorate a "summerhouse" - a building in the grounds of his Scottish home he uses as an office.
  • Lot of nice designs and a former residence of Arne Jacobssen and his summerhouse is a part of the exhibition.
  • The summerhouse was an octagon, only big enough inside for two people, and its latticework walls had been recently painted a greenish blue.
  • This year we have installed a so-called "summerhouse" in the garden.
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