Word of the Week for the week of December 11, 2016

Garret

Meaning & Usage

noun a room on the top floor of a house, typically under a pitched roof.

My room on the top floor has a random door that leads to a garret [picture how cool this is for a girl cave!].

Origin

c. 1300, garite, "turret, small tower on the root of a house or castle," from Old French garite.

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