boiserie

[ bwah-zuh-ree ]

noun

sculptured paneling, especially that of French architecture in the 18th century.

Origin of boiserie

¹

1825–35; <French: wainscot, equivalent to bois wood + -erie-ery

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How to use boiserie in a sentence

The dinner was lighted from brilliant sconces on old boiserie from a Flemish sacristy.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 | Augustus J. C. Hare
The walls are of old oak boiserie, with curious old-fashioned silver chandeliers fixed to them.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. | Hermann Pckler-Muskau

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