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pied-à-terre

  [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-]
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–noun, plural pieds-à-terre  [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-] ,
a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
Origin:
1820–30; < F: lit., foot on ground
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Paris Pied-a-Terre
Vacation Apartment Rentals, Residence Club & Fractionals
www.parispiedaterre.com
pied-à-terre   (pyā-dä-târ')   
n.   pl. pieds-à-terre (pyā-dä-târ')
A secondary or temporary place of lodging.

[French : pied, foot + à, to, on + terre, ground.]
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