ETYM From French attique, orig. meaning Attic. Related to Attic.
1. Informal terms for a human head; SYN. bean, noodle, noggin.
2. (Architecture) A low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof.

ETYM Old Eng. garite, garette, watchtower, place of lookout, Old Fren. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, French guérite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, from Old Fren. garir to preserve, save, defend, French guérir to cure.
1. That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic.
2. A turret; a watchtower.
Room just under the roof of a house; attic. + prikaži više

A hip roof having two slopes on each side; SYN. mansard roof.
Kind of roof with two slopes, the upper being the less steep; garret formed within such roof.