Brewer's: Kiosk'

A Turkish summer-house or alcove supported by pillars. (Turkish, kushk; Persian, kushk, a palace; French, kiosque.) The name is also given to newspaper stands in France and Belgium.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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