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

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

At eight o'clock I went down to the salle a manger.

From Frivolous Cupid by Hope, Anthony

He pictured himself, side by side with his goodwife, in the salle a manger of the Hotel Richelieu, ordering their dinner from a printed bill of fare.

From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Van Dyke, Henry

Dodd rubbed his eyes and saw those two foul faces at the end of the kitchen: for such it was, though called salle a manger.

From Hard Cash by Reade, Charles