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pied-à-terre

Verified French in English Places & travel
pied-à-terre
pied-à-terre

Definition

A small secondary home kept for occasional use.

From French pied-à-terre.

Merriam-Webster records 1823 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

They rented a pied-à-terre near the office.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pied-%C3%A0-terre

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