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garret

Noun

∙ An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

BABYLON ENGLISH
garret n.
section of a house situated under the roof, attic; (British slang) head

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
garret
garret
\gar"ret\ (?), n. [oe. garite, garette, watchtower, place of lookout, of. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, f. guérite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. of. garir to preserve, save, defend, f. guérir to cure; of german origin; cf. ohg. werian to protect, defend, hinder, g. wehren, akin to goth. warjan to hinder, and akin to e. weir, or perhaps to wary. see weir, and cf. guerite.]
1. a turret; a watchtower. [obs.] he saw men go up and down on the garrets of the gates and walls. berners.
2. that part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic. the tottering garrets which overhung the streets of rome.

WORDNET 2.0
garret
Noun
1. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
(synonym) loft, attic
(hypernym) floor, level, storey, story
(hyponym) cockloft
(part-holonym) house

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Garret
A garret is a habitable attic or small and often dismal or cramped living space at the top of a house. In the days before lifts (elevators) this was the least prestigious position in a building, and often had sloping ceilings.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

garret

Noun

∙ An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

BABYLON ENGLISH
garret n.
section of a house situated under the roof, attic; (British slang) head

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
garret
garret
\gar"ret\ (?), n. [oe. garite, garette, watchtower, place of lookout, of. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, f. guérite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. of. garir to preserve, save, defend, f. guérir to cure; of german origin; cf. ohg. werian to protect, defend, hinder, g. wehren, akin to goth. warjan to hinder, and akin to e. weir, or perhaps to wary. see weir, and cf. guerite.]
1. a turret; a watchtower. [obs.] he saw men go up and down on the garrets of the gates and walls. berners.
2. that part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic. the tottering garrets which overhung the streets of rome.

WORDNET 2.0
garret
Noun
1. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
(synonym) loft, attic
(hypernym) floor, level, storey, story
(hyponym) cockloft
(part-holonym) house

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Garret
A garret is a habitable attic or small and often dismal or cramped living space at the top of a house. In the days before lifts (elevators) this was the least prestigious position in a building, and often had sloping ceilings.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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