- garret
- noun Etymology: Middle English garite watchtower, turret, from Anglo-French, from garir Date: 14th century a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof
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Garret — ist ein englischer männlicher Vorname, der insbesondere in Irland und in den USA auftritt.[1] Eine weitere Form des Namens ist Garrett.[2] Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Bekannte Namensträger … Deutsch Wikipedia
Garret — can refer to:* A space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building (see attic) * Garret is used as both a first name and family name in English speaking countries.ee also*Garratt, a type of steam locomotive *Garet *Garett … Wikipedia
Garret — Gar ret, n. [OE. garite, garette, watchtower, place of lookout, OF. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, F. gu[ e]rite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. OF. garir to preserve, save, defend, F. gu[ e]rir to cure; of German origin;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Garret — m Irish and English: transferred use of the surname, which is derived from the given names GERALD (SEE Gerald) and GERARD (SEE Gerard). In Ireland it often represents a direct Anglicization of GEARÓID (SEE Gearóid). Variant: Garrett … First names dictionary
Garret — Garret, Almeida … Enciclopedia Universal
garret — (n.) c.1300, turret, small tower on the roof of a house or castle, from O.Fr. garite watchtower, place of refuge, from garir defend, preserve, from a Germanic source (Cf. Goth. warjan forbid, O.H.G. warjan to defend ), from P.Gmc. *warjanan, from … Etymology dictionary
garret — ► NOUN ▪ a top floor or attic room. ORIGIN originally in the sense «watchtower»: from Old French garite, from garir (see GARRISON(Cf. ↑garrison)) … English terms dictionary
garret — [gar′it] n. [ME garite, a watchtower, loft < OFr < garir, to watch < Frank * warjan, to protect, akin to OE warian: for IE base see WARN] the space, room, or rooms just below the roof of a house, esp. a sloping roof; attic … English World dictionary
garret — UK [ˈɡærət] / US [ˈɡerət] noun [countable] Word forms garret : singular garret plural garrets a very basic room just under the roof of a house … English dictionary
garret — [[t]gæ̱rɪt[/t]] garrets N COUNT A garret is a small room at the top of a house. Syn: attic … English dictionary
garret — noun there were two straw beds in the garret Syn: loft, attic, mansard … Thesaurus of popular words
