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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: garite 'tower for keeping watch from', from garir 'to protect'

garret

 noun
     
Related topics: House
gar‧ret [countable]
DHH a small uncomfortable room at the top of a house, just under the roof [↪ attic]
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