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
Jacintha put him into the salle a manger.
From White Lies by Reade, Charles
With the mere social instinct of long years, Alan Hawke recognized the man's perfunctory politeness, tipped him a couple of francs, and then, mechanically sauntered to a seat in the superb salle a manger.
From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Savage, Richard
It was used as a general salle a manger for all dwellers in the inn, and there accordingly I sat down to my long-deferred meal.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John
At six, dinner was announced; and my host conducted me into a large salle a manger, where a very numerous company were assembled—twenty-five or thirty in all.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 by Poe, Edgar Allan
