Dictionary Definition

garret n : floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: loft, attic]

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Middle English

An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge. — Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, Part I, Chapter 1, Constance Garnett translation.

an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house

Garret can refer to:

A space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building (see attic)
"Garret" is used as both a first name and family name in English-speaking countries.