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boiserie
[ bwah-zuh-ree ]
/ bwɑ zəˈri /
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noun
sculptured paneling, especially that of French architecture in the 18th century.
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Origin of boiserie
Words nearby boiserie
Bois de Boulogne, bois de rose, bois de rose oil, bois de vache, Boise, boiserie, Bois-le-Duc, boisterous, boîte, boîte de nuit, Boito
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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. HareThe 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