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
Adrienne went through the ante-chamber, which served also as a salle a manger, and passed a small saloon, into the bed-chamber of her parent.
From Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore
At eight o'clock I went down to the salle a manger.
From Frivolous Cupid by Hope, Anthony
Now, during the weeks which Mrs. Thompson had passed at La Puy, the acquaintance which she had formed with M. Lacordaire had progressed beyond the prolonged meals in the salle a manger.
From Chateau of Prince Polignac by Trollope, Anthony
When he entered the salle a manger, which commonly had a dozen or twenty people at the tables, he found the hall filled with gentlemen in black coats, all feeding gravely, and in silence.
From Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb by Roe, W. R. (William Robert)
