Cottage Definition
kŏtĭj
cottages
noun
cottages
A small, usually one-storied house, often one that is the dwelling of a peasant or a farm laborer.
Webster's New World
A house at a resort or in the country, used for vacations or as a summer home.
Webster's New World
Any of several separate dwelling units, as of an institution or camp, in which residents are housed in small groups.
Webster's New World
A seasonal home of any size or stature. A recreational home or a home in a remote location.
Most cottages in the area were larger and more elaborate than my home.
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verb
To stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging.
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(intransitive, UK, slang) Of men: To have homosexual sex in a public lavatory; to practice cottaging.
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Other Word Forms of Cottage
Noun
Singular:
cottage
Plural:
cottagesOrigin of Cottage
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Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French cot, cote (“hut, cottage”) + -age 'surrounding property'. Old Northern French cote probably from Old Norse kot 'hut', cognate of Old English cot of same Proto-Germanic origin.
From Wiktionary
Middle English cotage from Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin cotāgium of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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