garret Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
    attic; loft.

WordNet


Gar"ret noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913