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pied-à-terre

(pyā tȧ ter′)

noun pl.

a lodging or dwelling, esp. one used only part time or temporarily

Origin: Fr, lit., foot on the ground

See pied-à-terre in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pieds-à-terre

A secondary or temporary place of lodging.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : pied, foot

Origin: + à, to, on

Origin: + terre, ground

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