garite

watchtower, shelter

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A compact architectural cutaway of a house’s uppermost story reveals a tiny furnished room directly beneath the pitched roof, with low sloping ceilings, a small bed, and a dormer window.

noun

garret

GAR-uht/ˈɡærət/

A small attic room, especially under a sloping roof.

Etymology

garretOld Frenchwatchtower, shelter

Garite meant a watchtower or shelter, and English garret first named a small tower on a roof. The name then shifted to a room on the uppermost floor, especially beneath a sloping roof.

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