About The Word Garret
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Garret
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What's The Definition Of Garret?
[n] floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
Synonyms | Synonyms for Garret: attic | loft Related Terms | Find terms related to Garret: See Also | cockloft | floor | hayloft | house | level | mow | storey | story Garret In Webster's Dictionary \Gar"ret\, n. [OE. garite, garette, watchtower, place of
lookout, OF. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, F.
gu['e]rite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. OF.
garir to preserve, save, defend, F. gu['e]rir 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. --Ld. 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. --Macaulay.
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