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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Homeowners Katie and Jared Hyatt fondly named their 1866 cottage on Main Street in Madison, Georgia, ‘The Few House’.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
And what of the fact that Snow White, abandoned in the woods (where the Huntsman is too kindhearted to carry out the Evil Queen’s order to murder her), comes upon a cottage where seven cute, quarrelsome 249-year-old short men with Amish beards live in bachelor squalor and become her protectors?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
There are also more cabin-feeling options like this cottage for a cozier vibe.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Those who stayed on Goose Island upgraded from shanties to frame cottages and two-story houses.
—Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
And what of the fact that Snow White, abandoned in the woods (where the Huntsman is too kindhearted to carry out the Evil Queen’s order to murder her), comes upon a cottage where seven cute, quarrelsome 249-year-old short men with Amish beards live in bachelor squalor and become her protectors?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
There are also more cabin-feeling options like this cottage for a cozier vibe.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Those who stayed on Goose Island upgraded from shanties to frame cottages and two-story houses.
—Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Cottage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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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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