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Definition of Garret
1. Noun. Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage.
Specialized synonyms: Cockloft, Hayloft, Haymow, Mow
Generic synonyms: Floor, Level, Storey, Story
Group relationships: House
Derivative terms: Loft
Definition of Garret
1. n. A turret; a watchtower.
Definition of Garret
1. Noun. An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Garret
1. an attic [n -S] : GARRETED [adj] - See also: attic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Garret
Literary usage of Garret
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"That in the years 1824 and 1825, by means of various mortgages, purchases on
execution and at private sale, said garret B. Wall became possessed of all the ..."
2. Rhode Island Historical Society Collections by Rhode Island Historical Society (1835)
"Hermon garret was also called ... to the prejudice of Hermon garret, who was not
of the whole blood. [Haz. 2. 464.] In September, 1655, the Commissioners of ..."
3. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1879)
"... and Examination—He is tortured—garret and twenty Fellows imprisoned—The
Cellar—Condemnation and Humiliation. WOLSEY did not stop with Fish's book. ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee by Joseph Brown Heiskell, Tennessee Supreme Court (1872)
"While unloading the brandy, garret and defendant did not speak. ... garret did
not draw, or attempt to draw, any weapons, after he came to the house. ..."
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