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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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; cf OHG. werian to protect, defend, hinder, G. wehren akin to Goth. warjan to hinder, and akin to E. weir, or perhaps to wary. See {Weir}, and cf {Guerite}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: garret n : an open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: {loft}, {attic}]
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