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entresol

American  
[en-ter-sol, ahn-truh-, en-, ahn-truh-sawl] / ˈɛn tərˌsɒl, ˈɑn trə-, ˈɛn-, ɑ̃ trəˈsɔl /

noun

Architecture.

plural

entresols

  1. a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.

entresol British  
/ ɑ̃trəsɔl, ˌɒntrəˈsɒl /

noun

  1. another name for mezzanine

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Etymology

Origin of entresol

1765–75; < French: literally, between-floor, equivalent to entre- inter- + sol floor < Latin solum ground

Example Sentences

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The entresol is not the ground floor, and it’s not the first floor.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

In June, Theo buys ten paintings by Claude Monet and shows them at his Montmartre gallery, on the entresol floor.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

In deference to his bosses, Theo hangs the more traditional paintings on the ground floor, and the modern paintings on the entresol.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Theo has persuaded them to let him set up a little display of Impressionists on the entresol.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

One critic praises not only the show but the entresol itself, admiring the lack of “high class decor,” no plush drapes or gilded cornices, as in the rest of the gallery.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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