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piano nobile
[ pyah-naw naw-bee-le ]
noun
, Italian.
, plural pia·ni no·bi·li [pyah, -nee , naw, -bee-lee].
- the principal story of a large building, as of a palace or villa.
piano nobile
/ ˈpjɑːnəʊ ˈnəʊbɪlɪ /
noun
- architect the main floor of a large house, containing the reception rooms: usually of lofty proportions
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Word History and Origins
Origin of piano nobile1
Italian: great floor
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Example Sentences
You were crossing the garden—you were bending over the sun-dial—and I spied upon you from a window of the piano nobile.
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The approach to this piano nobile was up a flight of easily graded marble stairs, where in frequent niches stood old statues.
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Her salons on the piano nobile of the palace are rich in souvenirs and rare objects of art.
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Nobody who did not belong to "the society" of the town could in any way show his intruding face in the "piano nobile."
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I asked about our old apartment (piano nobile—first floor); she said it was always let—generally to foreigners.
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