Garret vs. Garrote
Garretnoun
An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.
Garrotenoun
an iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation
Garretnoun
A turret; a watchtower.
‘He saw men go up and down on the garrets of the gates and walls.’;
Garrotenoun
something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation
‘The mob boss was known for having his enemies executed with a garrote of piano wire.’;
Garretnoun
That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic.
‘The tottering garrets which overhung the streets of Rome.’;
Garroteverb
(transitive) to execute by strangulation
Garretnoun
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
Garroteverb
(transitive) to kill using a garrote
Garretnoun
a top-floor or attic room, especially a small dismal one
‘the solitary genius starving in a cold garret’;
Garrotenoun
A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct.
Garret
A garret is a habitable attic, a living space at the top of a house or larger residential building, often small, dismal, and cramped, with sloping ceilings. In the days before elevators this was the least prestigious position in a building, at the very top of the stairs.
Garrotenoun
The instrument by means of which the garrote{1} is inflicted.
Garrotenoun
A short length of rope or other instrument used to strangle a person.
Garroteverb
To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.
Garrotenoun
an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
Garroteverb
strangle with an iron collar;
‘people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain’;
Garrote
A garrote or garrote vil (a Spanish word; alternative spellings include garotte and similar variants) is a weapon, usually a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line, used to strangle a person.
