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  • pied-à-terre |pēˌy�?d ə ˈter|

    noun ( pl. pieds-à-terre pronunc. same)

    a small apartment, house, or room kept for occasional use.

    ORIGIN early 19th cent.: French, literally ‘foot to earth.’

    August 20, 2009