cottage
Americannoun
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a small house, usually of only one story.
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a small, modest house at a lake, mountain resort, etc., owned or rented as a vacation home.
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one of a group of small, separate houses, as for patients at a hospital, guests at a hotel, or students at a boarding school.
noun
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a small simple house, esp in a rural area
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a small house in the country or at a resort, used for holiday purposes
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one of several housing units, as at a hospital, for accommodating people in groups
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slang a public lavatory
Other Word Forms
- cottaged adjective
Etymology
Origin of cottage
1350–1400; Middle English cotage. See cot 2, -age; compare Medieval Latin cotagium, apparently < Anglo-French
Example Sentences
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"Yes, I do worry a bit, especially because there's now a whole cottage industry of companies that try to make a big buck and make it even simpler to install OpenClaw," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Pictures show an exterior that conjures up images of a fairy-tale cottage hidden away among the trees, while the interior is a vibrant rainbow of colors, textures, and decor.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
On another raid in Merkinch, it took three officers nearly a minute of sustained hammering before they broke down the door to a cottage flat.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Yet it appears instead to have spawned a cottage industry spinning out fresh Epstein conspiracy theories.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Puttering about his cottage, waiting for a knock.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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