pied-à-terre
[pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-]
noun, plural pieds-à-terre [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-] /piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpyeɪ-/,
a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
Origin of pied-à-terre
1820–30; < French: literally, foot on ground
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Related Words for pied-a-terre
apartment, shelter, motel, hotel, resort, inn, lodge, hostel, building, box, dwelling, residence, shack, condominium, mansion, home, condo, abode, room, palaceExamples from the Web for pied-a-terre
Historical Examples of pied-a-terre
Indeed, 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 MusicianFrederick Niecks
Blakeney had more than one pied-a-terre in Paris, and never stayed longer than two or three days in any of these.
El DoradoBaroness Orczy
pied-à-terre
noun plural pieds-à-terre (ˌpjeɪtɑːˈtɛə)
Word Origin for pied-à-terre
French, literally: foot on (the) ground
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