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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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; 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.]
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He saw men go up and down on the garrets of the
gates and walls. --Ld. Berners.
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2. That part of a house which is on the upper floor,
immediately under or within the roof; an attic.
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The tottering garrets which overhung the streets of
Rome. --Macaulay.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
garret
n 1: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just
below roof; often used for storage [syn: {loft}, {attic},
{garret}]
From English-German Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-deu]:
garret [gærət]
Bodenkammer; Dachkammer; Dachstube; Mansarde
From English-French Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-fra]:
garret [gærət]
mansarde
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