I. ˈgarə̇t also ˈger-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English garette, garite watchtower, from Middle French garite watchtower, place of refuge, perhaps modification of Old Provençal garida, from garir to protect, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German werien to defend — more at weir
1.
a. : an unfinished part of a house immediately under or within the roof : loft — compare attic 1c
new college edifice … three stories and garret in height — H.S.Morrison
b. : a room on the top floor of a house
lives a recluse in a garret — R.L.Stevenson
2. slang : a person's head : upper story
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably by alteration
: gallet