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garret 音标拼音: [g'ɛrɪt] n. 阁楼,顶楼,头 阁楼,顶楼,头 garret n 1: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [ synonym: { loft}, { attic}, { garret}] 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.] [ 1913 Webster] He saw men go up and down on the garrets of the gates and walls. -- Ld. Berners. [ 1913 Webster] 2. That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic. [ 1913 Webster] The tottering garrets which overhung the streets of Rome. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster]
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