First recorded in 1790–1800; from French gîte “lair, lodging,” from Old French giste, related to gésir “to reside, be situated”; see origin at gist ( def. )
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The gite owners said Alex, who they knew as Zach, was "part of our family".
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
While his mother did not live there, Alex "left several times" to join her, they said - adding that the last time he came back to the gite was early this summer.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
Accommodation during the race is in the local gite d’etape, a guesthouse for trekkers, or a cluster of tents in a bivouac.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2016
Ezra: Nay, not so gite; for I was handsome then.
From Krindlesyke by Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson
The country's gane clean gite wi' pride, Thomson.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
In the dense web of highland hamlets dotting Mafate you can spend the night in a gîte, or bed-and-breakfast, where a hot meal awaits and a warm bed, too.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2019
Last summer, in the French Alps of Savoie, by the Italian border, I stayed somewhat accidentally in a gîte d’étape—a hostel-like guesthouse intended for hikers and bicyclists.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 20, 2016
I have kept it all, however, and I quote the following poem, which is rather nice: Passant, te voilà sans abri: La flamme a ravagé ton gîte.
From My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt by Bernhardt, Sarah
Between me and the wished for gîte there lay sixteen miles of hilly road—darkling every minute faster.
From Border and Bastille by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
It affords Regnier an excellent opportunity for displaying his talent for Dutch painting, but is in this respect inferior to the sequel 'Le mauvais gîte.'
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
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