tree-house

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tree-house.
1. Dwelling built among the branches of trees, affording shelter from floods, wild animals, etc.

2. Folly, or ornamental summer-house built in European gardens from C16 (e.g. the C18 Gothick example at Pitchford Hall, Salop.). If (1) had ever been a precedent for (2), the evidence is elusive.

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