Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a cottage.

Etymologies

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cottage +‎ -like

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Examples

  • She pointed to a cottagelike frame house painted light green and roofed with brown tarpaper.

    When the Bough Breaks Jonathan Kellerman 1985

  • She pointed to a cottagelike frame house painted light green and roofed with brown tarpaper.

    When the Bough Breaks Jonathan Kellerman 1985

  • She pointed to a cottagelike frame house painted light green and roofed with brown tarpaper.

    When the Bough Breaks Jonathan Kellerman 1985

  • In one corner of the pub, a spirited darts match is winding up; in another, a dozen diners are sequestered in a tiny cottagelike alcove under a thatched roof.

    NYT > Home Page By SCOTT VEALE 2011

  • But then comes No. 46, a peaceful, cottagelike singlet, completely dissimilar except that it shares the rich orange iron-spot brick.

    NYT > Home Page By CHRISTOPHER GRAY 2012

  • "The house is really sweet and cottagelike," said Ms. Ferrara, 44, who was also born in Italy.

    NYT > Home Page By RICHARD S. CHANG 2011

  • As you pass the cottagelike shops in San Antonio's La Villita arts-and-crafts complex - established as a neighborhood in the early 18th century - you'll notice that one of these things is not like the others.

    unknown title 2009

  • MARIPOSA -- Tucked into the hills just above Mariposa High School is a cottagelike home and garden -- like a home you might see in Monterey or Carmel -- that's worthy of a magazine layout.

    Home By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER 2009

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