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Garret
Gar′ret
,Noun.
[OE.
garite
, garette
, watchtower, place of lookout, OF. garite
, also meaning, a place of refuge, F. guérite
a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. OF. garir
to preserve, save, defend, F. guérir
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.