rez-de-chaussée
Americannoun
plural
rez-de-chausséesExample Sentences
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In such case to go directly to his apartment, that handy little rez-de-chaussée near the Trocadéro, was obviously inadvisable.
From The Lone Wolf A Melodrama by Vance, Louis Joseph
We inhabit the first floor, along with the rez-de-chaussée, which has been turned into domestic offices suitable for the needs of the family.
From A Beleaguered City Being a Narrative of Certain Recent Events in the City of Semur, in the Department of the Haute Bourgogne. A Story of the Seen and the Unseen by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
In one of the rooms of the rez-de-chaussée we saw several women waiting to take the children.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King
Under the entrance vault are doors on either side giving access to the living apartments of the rez-de-chaussée.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche
Her house was, like Madame du Clozel's, a single rez-de-chaussée surmounted by a mansard....
From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
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