adret

adret
/a dray"/, n.
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
[1930-35; < F < Pr (Dauphiné, Provence) adre(i)t, OPr adreg, adret lit., good, suitable (i.e., the good side of the mountain for vineyards, etc.); see ADROIT]

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