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
They waited until the last moment and then entered the salle a manger and ate their luncheon in gloomy silence, hoping every moment to hear the sound of their uncle's familiar tread.
From Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
The company assembled in the long salle a manger, that evening, was such as one sees nowhere but on the Continent.
From Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May
The quarters of Van Blarcom and his uniformed friends opened from the gallery above the street passage, facing the main portion of the inn which sheltered the kitchen and salle a manger.
From The Firefly of France by Angellotti, Marion Polk
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
