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cottage

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cot·tage  (ktj)
n.
1. A small, single-storied house, especially in the country.
2. A small vacation house.

[Middle English cotage, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin cotgium, of Germanic origin.]

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
Noun1.cottagecottage - a small house with a single story    
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"

cottage
noun cabin, lodge, hut, shack, chalet, but-and-ben (Scot.), cot We used to have a cottage in Scotland.
Translations
cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ]
A. N (= country house) → casita f de campo, quinta f (LAm); (= humble dwelling) → choza f, barraca f (US) → vivienda f campestre, quinta f
B. CPD cottage cheese Nrequesón m
cottage hospital N (Brit) → hospital m rural
cottage industry Nindustria f artesanal or casera
cottage loaf N (Brit) → pan m casero
cottage pie N (Brit) pastel de carne cubierta de puré de patatas

cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ] n (= small house) → petite maison f, cottage m thatched cottage
cottage cheese ncottage cheese mfromage m blanc à la faisselle
cottage garden npetit 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
n
Cottage nt, → Häuschen nt; (US, in institution) → Wohneinheit f
(sl: for gays) → Klappe f (sl)

cottage:
cottage cheese
nHüttenkäse m
cottage hospital
n (Brit) kleines Krankenhaus für leichtere Fälle
cottage industry
nManufaktur f, → Heimindustrie f
cottage loaf
n (Brit) eine Art rundes, hohes Weißbrot
cottage pie
n Hackfleisch mit Kartoffelbrei überbacken

cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ] nvilletta, cottage m inv
cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ] nvilletta, cottage m inv

cottage كوخ لقضاء العطلة chalupa hytte Cottage εξοχικό σπίτι cabaña, casita mökki cottage seljačka kuća cottage 田舎屋 시골집 huisje hytte chata chalé коттедж stuga กระท่อม kır evi nhà nhỏ ở nông thôn 村舍


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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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