Definition of Garrit
Gar"ret (?), n. [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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
GARRET, or UPPER STORY. The head. His garret, or
upper story, is empty, or unfurnished; i.e. he has no
brains, he is a fool.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
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