pied-à-terre
a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
Origin of pied-à-terre
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How to use pied-à-terre in a sentence
Blakeney had more than one pied-a-terre in Paris, and never stayed longer than two or three days in any of these.
El Dorado | Baroness OrczyThe Sparrow had twenty names—one for every city in which he had a cosy pied-a-terre.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo | William Le QueuxIndeed, Dr. Lyschinski's was hardly more than a pied-a-terre for him: he never stayed long, and generally came unexpectedly.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksHe had made up his mind not to return to Wimbledon, but to make use of a certain pied-a-terre which he had in Pimlico.
Demos | George Gissing
British Dictionary definitions for pied-à-terre
/ (ˌpjeɪtɑːˈtɛə) /
a flat, house, or other lodging for secondary or occasional use
Origin of pied-à-terre
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