plafond
Americannoun
plural
plafondsnoun
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a ceiling, esp one having ornamentation
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a card game, a precursor of contract bridge
Etymology
Origin of plafond
1655–65; < French; Middle French platfond ceiling, literally, flat bottom, i.e., underside. See plate 1, fund
Example Sentences
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Did not the great Monsieur Delacroix say with his characteristic modesty, when his plafond in the Galerie d'Apollon was uncovered: 'Where should I be without the assistance of my friend Sinel?'
From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix
Have some paper cases ready, which lay on a plafond with some paper underneath.
From Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet by Payne, A. G.
Nothing can be more rich than this plafond.
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
On the plafond is a painting representing the discovery of America by Columbus; for the Genoese duly appreciate, and never can forget their illustrious countryman.
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
Oui, messieurs, he was right, and such a plafond is not produced in a day.
From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix
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