Cŏt'taġe, n.

(45), n. [From cot.] A small habitation; a cot; a hut.

☞ The term was formerly limited to a poor or shabby habitation, but is now applied also to any small, neat, and tasteful dwelling.

Cottage allotments, portions of grounds allotted to the dwellings of country laborers for the purpose of being cultivated by them. [Eng.]