piano nobile
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of piano nobile
Italian: great floor
Example Sentences
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The operatic museum in which they reside has many rooms, even on the piano nobile that both by right will occupy.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2013
March 2007 Belgian designer and antiques dealer Axel Vervoordt’s apartment is on the piano nobile of the 15th-century Palazzo Alverà in Venice, Italy.
From Architectural Digest ● Mar. 1, 2010
Beneath this piano nobile there is a large low ground, or rather water, floor, whose stone pavement, only slightly above the level of the canal outside, is always damp and often wet.
From The Front Yard by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
The old man murmured something which Kitty did not understand, pointing at the same time to a door leading to the interior of the piano nobile.
From The Marriage of William Ashe by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
They were in a room of the Palazzo Udeschini, at Rome—a reception room, on the piano nobile.
From The Cardinal's Snuff-Box by Harland, Henry
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