belvedere

Noun

belvedere (plural belvederes)

1. A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
   • “One evening,” she went on, “while Madame Orio was fast asleep in her little belvedere (it being the good old lady's habit to repair there to rest after a bottle or two of red Padua wine), Manette and Marton left the widow's house noiselessly in the Campo San Zobenigo, and made their way running...1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, hardback edition, Duckworth, page 57
   • The most important thing, she reflected, as she stood on the balcony of the Mairie which formed a most useful belvedere over the town, was to make her appearance as commonplace and down at heel as possible […].1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 761
2. Summer cypress (Bassia scoparia)

Proper noun capitalized: Belvedere

UK/ˈbɛlvədɪəɹ/

Belvedere

1. A suburban area in the borough of Bexley, Greater London, England, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4978).
2. A western suburb of Bathgate, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9669).
3. A small city in Marin County, California.
4. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
5. A populated place in Jefferson County, Ohio.
6. A census-designated place in Aiken County, South Carolina.
7. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
8. A locality in Alberta.
9. A neighbourhood in south-east Calgary, Alberta.
10. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
11. A locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, northern Queensland, Australia.
12. A neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.
13. A suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe.

Verb capitalized: Belvedere

Belvedere (third-person singular simple present Belvederes, present participle Belvedering, simple past and past participle Belvedered)

1. (humorous, slang) To sit painfully on one's testicles.
   • Great, and after that you can clean my pants up coz I just Mr. Belvedered myself. Google it.2008, Caleb Meurer, “Red October Sky”, in American Dad
   • [You slept with] Lutz? Is that even possible? I mean, I was there when he Belvedered. God, Abby, you can't be that desperate for male attention.2011, Ron Weiner, “TGS Hates Women”, in 30 Rock, spoken by Liz Lemon (Tina Fey)