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Garret

Garret Meaning & Definition
Garret Definition And Meaning

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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