Definition of Pied-a-terre

1. Noun. Lodging for occasional or secondary use. "They bought a pied-a-terre in London"


Definition of Pied-a-terre

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pied-à-terre) ¹

2. Noun. smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home ¹

3. Noun. house in the city ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pied-a-terre

piecewise
piecewise-linear
piecewise linear
piecewiselinear
piecework
pieceworker
pieceworkers
pieceworks
piechart
piecharts
piecing
piecings
piecrust
piecrusts
pied
pied-a-terre (current term)
pied-billed grebe
pied lemming
pied piper
pied wagtail
pied wagtails
piedfort
piedforts
piedish
piedishes
piedmont
piedmont fracture
piedmontite
piedmontites
piedmonts

Literary usage of Pied-a-terre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1856)
"... American minister is come there as resident for the first time; his real object is to get an island as a pied a terre in the Mediterranean. ..."

2. The Mount: Narrative of a Visit to the Site of a Gaulish City on Mount by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Eugénie Hamerton (1897)
"A Frenchman likes what he calls a pied-a-terre— that is to say, ... A town pied-a-terre is usually a single floor in a large house that is divided into ..."

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