chalet Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
WordNet
Cha*let" noun
Etymology
F.Definitions
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A herdsman's hut in the mountains of Switzerland. Chalets are summer huts for the Swiss herdsmen. Wordsworth.
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A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains; any country house built in the style of the Swiss cottages.
