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cottage definition

cot·tage (kät′ij)

noun

  1. a small, usually one-storied house, often one that is the dwelling of a peasant or a farm laborer
  2. ☆ a house at a resort or in the country, used for vacations or as a summer home
  3. ☆ any of several separate dwelling units, as of an institution or camp, in which residents are housed in small groups

Etymology: ME cotage < ML cotagium < OFr cote or ME cot, cot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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