plafond
Example Sentences
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Oui, messieurs, he was right, and such a plafond is not produced in a day.
From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix
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
Ingres, too, who in those days was considered the greatest draughtsman since the time of Raphael, had contributed a masterpiece to the decoration of the hall, a plafond, "The Apotheosis of Napoleon I."
From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix
Beautiful oil-paintings, in tasteful gold frames, ornament the plafond; but the magnificent chandelier is the greatest curiosity.
From Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North by Pfeiffer, Ida
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
