Meaning & use
garret
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A small, often cramped room located directly under the roof of a house.
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The struggling poet lived in a cold garret above the bakery.
They converted the old garret into a cozy reading nook.
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Garret carries a strong literary association with impoverished artists and writers of past centuries, popularized in novels of the 19th century.
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