tallet

British  

/ ˈtælət /

noun

1. dialect a loft

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Etymology

Origin of tallet

Welsh taflod , from Late Latin tābulata flooring

Example Sentences

I was tired to death," he said, "and crep' up into the tallet at master's, and went to sleep.

From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry

The wall of the tallet is of stone and is very old; the roof is tiled.

From Wildflowers of the Farm by Cooke, Arthur Owens

He had done it once before, and could not get down, and so the tallet was searched.

From Wood Magic A Fable by Jefferies, Richard

I lay down in the tallet at the farm atop o' the hay, and never woke all day yesterday.

From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry

None had heard this, for Bonus, his meal ended, went off to the little tallet over a cattle-byre which was his private apartment.

From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden