garret

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Regno Unito//ˈɡæɹɪt//
Stati Uniti//ˈɡæɹɪt//
Stati Uniti//ˈɡɛɹɪt//

An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

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An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.
This morning (we living lately in the garret,) I rose, put on my suit with great skirts, having not lately worn any other clothes but them.
On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge.
I was in the main garret, with huge beams and rafters over my head, great spaces around me, a door here and there in sight, and long vistas whose gloom was thinned by a few lurking cobwebbed windows and small dusky skylights.
While a boon to garret-living, financially struggling young musicians, the library has caught the attention of music publishers.

Etimologia

From Middle English garett, garite, from Old French garite, guerite (“watchtower”), from garir, guarir (“to defend, protect”) (compare English garrison), ultimately of Germanic origin (see English garage). Doublet of guerite.

Forme

plurale: garrets

garment · A single article of clothing.garner · A granary; a store of grain.Garner · A surname.

garret · An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

Garret · A male given name.Garrett · A surname originating as a patronymic.garrison · A permanent military post.

Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.