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guérite

American

[gey-reet, gey-reet] / geɪˈrit, geɪˈrit /

noun

French Furniture.

a wicker chair having a tall back arched over the seat to form a hood.

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guérites

plural

Etymology

Origin of guérite

1700–10; < French, Middle French, probably alteration of Old French garite watchtower; see garret ¹

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guérites

The term and its derivative Bartizan came later to be applied to projecting guérites or watch-towers of masonry.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

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