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chalet 1. a type of wooden house of Swiss origin, typically low, with wide projecting eaves 2. a similar house used esp as a ski lodge, garden house, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She was about to comment on this sign of habitation, when the door of the chalet was flung open, and Jane screamed as a man darted out to the spade, which he was about to carry in out of the wet, when he perceived the company under the veranda, and stood still in amazement. Think of your little woodland chalet, and your great old trees in the park,--you couldn't live without them. The Epanchins' country-house was a charming building, built after the model of a Swiss chalet, and covered with creepers. |
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