We rented a cottage for the weekend. She owns a cottage at the beach.
Recent Examples on the WebAn old-fashioned favorite, lavender fits in well with cottage-style interiors. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022 Her redesign was inspired by the home’s cottage-style architecture and her motivation to emphasize the lake view.oregonlive, 6 July 2022 The cottage-style home, which features multiple balconies on the outside and many different colorful patterns on the inside, has since been given a new look. Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2022 Curved wood brackets add cottage style to this simple white window box. Tierney Mcafee, Country Living, 23 May 2022 In Waukesha, Linder said her blended gardens lean cottage style but also include a variety of woodland natives including wild geranium, mayapple, bloodroot, wild ginger and both red and white trillium. Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022 The restaurant opened in November 2020 at the Pearl in the cottage-style former home of The Granary ’Cue and Brew. Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Jan. 2022 The child’s mother and Stapf lived in a cottage-style home just a few steps from the water.BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2021 The nearby cottage style home at 10001 S. Damen Ave. Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com, 28 Sep. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English cotage "holding of a free peasant, the peasant's dwelling on such a holding," borrowed from Anglo-French, "tenure of a free peasant owing rent to a lord, rent paid for such a holding," probably from Middle English cot or cote "dwelling of a rural laborer, hut" + Anglo-French -age-age — more at cot entry 1, cote entry 1
Note: Regarding the status of such a holding, see note at cottar.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + COTTAGE | COTTAGE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤humble, little, simple, small, tiny簡陋的村舍;鄉村小屋▸➤charming, cosy/cozy, picturesque, quaint迷人的/溫馨的/如畫的/古色古香的鄉村小屋▸➤country, rural (especially BrE) 鄉間小屋;農舍▸➤derelict (BrE) 廢棄的村舍▸➤half-timbered, stone, thatched, wooden露明木架的小屋;石屋;茅屋;小木屋▸➤rented租住的小屋▸➤farm (especially BrE) , tied (BrE) (= owned by a farmer and rented to a farm worker)農場小屋;(農場主出租給工人的)雇工農舍◇They lived in a tied cottage on the estate.他們住在莊園的一座雇工農舍裏。➤holiday, summer, weekend (especially BrE) 度假/避暑/週末小屋▸➤guest(私人地產上的)客房◇They put us up in a guest cottage next to their house.他們讓我們住在他們房子旁邊的一座客房裏。VERB + COTTAGE➤have, own擁有小屋◇It was her dream to have a little cottage in the country.她的夢想是在鄉下擁有一間小屋。➤live in, stay in住在小屋裏;暫住在農舍裏◇We stayed in a cottage on a farm.我們住在農場的一間農舍裏。➤rent, take (BrE) 租下別墅◇We rented a cottage for a week.我們租了一週的度假別墅。➤build建造小屋◇They built a small guest cottage on their land.他們在自己的地產上建了一座小客房。➤let (BrE) 出租小屋▸➤buy買村舍▸➤sell賣村舍COTTAGE + NOUN➤home村舍住宅▸➤garden村舍花園➤industry家庭手工業PREPOSITION➤in a/the cottage在小屋裏