1
: the dwelling of a farm laborer or small farmer
2
: a usually small frame one-family house
3
: a small detached dwelling unit at an institution
4
: a usually small house for vacation use
Examples of cottage in a Sentence
We rented a cottage for the weekend.
She owns a cottage at the beach.
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Shops of Grayton Though there are many art galleries and studios along 30A, the most concentrated collection is the adorable cottages in Grayton Beach.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
Fans of the filmmaker are, for the first time, given an opportunity to explore Jarman’s idiosyncratic interior décor, much of which reflects the cottage’s setting on the shore of the English Channel: There are sea-glass engravings, driftwood sculptures and garlands made of beach pebbles.
—Ella Riley-Adams Jamie Sims Alice Newell-Hanson Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Caitie Kelly MacKenzie Oster, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Nestled in the rolling hills of South West England, among picturesque towns with country cottages that sell for millions of pounds, there’s a 16th-century private estate known as Longleat House.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024
The same year, the state proposed cutting the cottage into pieces and moving it to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for display.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
Fans of the filmmaker are, for the first time, given an opportunity to explore Jarman’s idiosyncratic interior décor, much of which reflects the cottage’s setting on the shore of the English Channel: There are sea-glass engravings, driftwood sculptures and garlands made of beach pebbles.
—Ella Riley-Adams Jamie Sims Alice Newell-Hanson Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Caitie Kelly MacKenzie Oster, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Nestled in the rolling hills of South West England, among picturesque towns with country cottages that sell for millions of pounds, there’s a 16th-century private estate known as Longleat House.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024
The same year, the state proposed cutting the cottage into pieces and moving it to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for display.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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“Cottage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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cottage
noun
cot·tage
ˈkät-ij 
1
: a small one-family house
2
: a small house for vacation use
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