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
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)
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
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
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
