- garret gar·ret n
- ['ɡærət]
soffitta, mansarda
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garret gar·ret n
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gar|ret|eer — «GAR uh TIHR», noun. a person who lives in a garret, especially a very poor writer … Useful english dictionary
gar·ret — /ˈgerət/ noun, pl rets [count] : a usually small and unpleasant room or space area just below the roof of a building an artist s garret [=a garret where a struggling artist lives in poverty] … Useful english dictionary
Garret — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garret — gar•ret [[t]ˈgær ɪt[/t]] n. bui an attic, usu. a small, cramped one • Etymology: 1300–50; ME garite watchtower < OF garite, guerite watchtower, der. of garir, guarir to defend, protect; see garrison gar′ret•ed, adj … From formal English to slang
garret — gar|ret [ˈgærıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: garite tower for keeping watch from , from garir to protect ] a small uncomfortable room at the top of a house, just under the roof →↑attic … Dictionary of contemporary English
garret — gar|ret [ gerət ] noun count a very basic room just under the roof of a house … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
garret — gar·ret … English syllables
Garreteer — Gar ret*eer , n. One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
