garret
1an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
Origin of garret
1Other words from garret
- gar·ret·ed, adjective
Other definitions for garret (2 of 2)
Origin of garret
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How to use garret in a sentence
Christendom looked astounded upon the spectacle of a barbarian invasion bursting forth from the cellars and garrets of Paris.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottServant-girls lay in their clothes under kitchen tables, while their own garrets were let for half a sovereign a night.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsUnder Moderate Socialism in Germany the professors, not the "people," are starving in garrets.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. WebsterThe dwellers in palaces and garrets, large families, and solitary lodgers, alike look out for him with anxious hope or fear.
The dining-room was on this floor, but another flight of stairs had to be climbed to get to the bedrooms in the garrets.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
British Dictionary definitions for garret
/ (ˈɡærɪt) /
another word for attic (def. 1)
Origin of garret
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