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Garret
Pronunciation : Gar"ret
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. garite, garette, watchtower, place of lookout, OF. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, F. gu?rite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. OF. garir to preserve, save, defend, F. gu?rir to cure; of German origin; cf. OHG. werian to protect,
Definition : 1. A turret; a watchtower. [Obs.] He saw men go up and down on the garrets of the gates and walls. Ld. Berners.
2. That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic. The tottering garrets which overhung the streets of Rome. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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