The roof space or attic of a building, especially in French architecture; also used as a verb meaning 'to fill up or complete.'
From Old French comble, from Latin cumulus meaning 'heap' or 'pile.' In architecture, it refers to the uppermost peaked part of a roof structure where materials accumulate.
French architects distinguished between different roof spaces—'combles' are specifically the peaked attic areas where heat rises, making them prized spaces that were often rented separately!
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