salle a manger
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Scene: The salle a manger of the Bank of France in the Hotel de Toulouse, an historic palace built by the great architect Francois Mansart, for a natural son of Louis XIV.
From Time Magazine Archive
The salle a manger was very prettily decorated with texts, and the furniture upholstered with cheveux de horse, Louis Quinze.
From Literary Lapses by Leacock, Stephen
After we had spent a certain time in this dignified occupation, we returned to the /salle a manger/.
From Devereux — Volume 04 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
When he entered the salle a manger, which commonly had a dozen or twenty people at the tables, he found the hall filled with gentlemen in black coats, all feeding gravely, and in silence.
From Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb by Roe, W. R. (William Robert)
Dinner was announced, interrupting Philippe, and they made their way to the salle a manger.
From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Speed, Nell
