garret window

noun

a skylight that lies along the slope of the roof

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Words nearby garret window

garoupa, garpike, Garré's disease, garret, Garrett, garret window, Garrick, garrigue, garrison, garrison cap, Garrison finish

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Example sentences from the Web for garret window

Evidently, only a young woman would put pink curtains before a garret-window.
The Cross of Berny|Emile de Girardin
I was able to work a little at home, and to sun myself and my baby at the garret-window in the roof.
Curious, if True|Elizabeth Gaskell
Meanwhile, some forty yards away from the bridges, a light shone from the garret-window of a low-built house.
Sentimental Education Vol 1|Gustave Flaubert
Some had purchased seats upon the house-tops, and were already crawling to their stations from parapet and garret-window.
Barnaby Rudge|Charles Dickens

From that garret-window opposite I saw him return home, alone, from a journey on which he had set out with Mr Montague.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit|Charles Dickens

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