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cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ] n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a small simple house, esp in a rural area 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) US and Canadian a small house in the country or at a resort, used for holiday purposes 3. US one of several housing units, as at a hospital, for accommodating people in groups 4. Slang a public lavatory [from cot2] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
cottage Translations cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ] cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ] n (= small house) → petite maison f, cottage m thatched cottage cottage cheese n → cottage cheese m → fromage m blanc à la faisselle cottage garden n → petit jardin m à l'anglaise cottage industry n (= small family business) → industrie f familiale (= informally organized business) → activité f artisanale cottage loaf n (British) → miche f de pain cottage pie n (British) → hachis m Parmentier cottage cottage: cottage cheese n → Hüttenkäse m cottage hospital n (Brit) kleines Krankenhaus für leichtere Fälle cottage industry n → Manufaktur f, → Heimindustrie f cottage loaf n (Brit) eine Art rundes, hohes Weißbrot cottage pie n Hackfleisch mit Kartoffelbrei überbacken How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This hovel however, joined a cottage of a neat and pleasant appearance, but after my late dearly bought experience, I dared not enter it. It was indeed to the fortunate accident of its being washing-day at the pretty cottage near which in the course of my morning wanderings I had set me down to rest, that I owed the sight of the petticoat in question. Robin remembered the cottage and saw his one chance to escape. |
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