escalier
Example Sentences
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A corridor and escalier dérobé at the back of these two apartments admit the attendance of servants, without their passing through the vestibule.
From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of
Bernin s'ing�ra de creuser un des fameux piliers de St. Pierre pour y pratiquer un petit escalier montant � la tribune; aussit�t le d�me prit coup et se fendit.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
Leaning back with half- closed eyes, he kept saying over and over to himself,— Devant une façade rose, Sur le marbre d'un escalier.
From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar
Descending by the grand escalier he found himself in one of the narrow corridors which communicated by private staircases with the left wing of the palace.
From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Wives cried from escalier windows to their men to come in by and lie decently down, to be ready for their work in the morning.
From Red Axe by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
