escalier

Example Sentences

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The door on the right-hand end, on entering, opens to a less richly ornamented salon, inside which are two admirable bed-chambers and dressing-rooms, communicating by an escalier dérobé with a suite of servants' apartments.

From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of

Leaning back with half-closed eyes, he kept saying over and over to himself: "Devant une facade rose,     Sur le marbre d'un escalier."

From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar

The former �v�ch� is to-day the H�tel de Ville, but was built by Mansart in 1666, and has a fine escalier in sculptured stone.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

The Senator's son and daughter had just emerged across the courtyard, from the vestibule where ended the escalier d'honneur.

From The End of Her Honeymoon by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

From the Nu descendant un escalier, considered "an explosion in a fireworks factory" to his celebrated ready-mades, Duchamp pursued the call to "de-artify" art.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai