<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A cottage of one story.</li><li>(In India) A one-storied thatched or tiled house, usually surrounded by a veranda.</li><li>(In the U.S.) A derivation of the Indian house type, popular especially during the first quarter of the 20th century, usually having one and a half stories, a widely bracketed gable roof, and a multi-windowed dormer, and frequently built of rustic materials.</li></ul>