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FORMAL ROOM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Residential Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- formal room
1, record 1, English, formal%20room
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The three-storey residence was planned as were most grand Victorian city houses, with the servants' quarters and kitchen in the basement, formal rooms and a large hall on the ground floor, bedrooms and informal rooms for the family on the first floor, and additional bedrooms and storage space on the second floor. 1, record 1, English, - formal%20room
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- salle de réception
1, record 1, French, salle%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- salon 1, record 1, French, salon
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Salle réservée aux réceptions de caractère officiel. 1, record 1, French, - salle%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans un château, "Salle" ou "grande salle" : vaste pièce où ont lieu les réceptions, les fêtes. [Aussi] : Vaste pièce de réception où l'on recevait, dans une maison. Voir "salon" (terme moderne). 2, record 1, French, - salle%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"Au rez-de-chaussée de la maison, la pièce la plus considérable était une salle... La salle est à la fois l'antichambre, le salon, le cabinet, le boudoir, la salle à manger". 2, record 1, French, - salle%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"Salon" : pièce de réception (dans un logement privé). "Grand salon". "Petit salon". [Par extension :] Lieu de réunion, dans une maison, où l'on reçoit régulièrement; la société (mondains, artistes, personnalités diverses) qui s'y réunit. 2, record 1, French, - salle%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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