lambris
French
Etymology
From lambrisser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑ̃.bʁi/
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Noun
lambris m (plural lambris)
- panelling, wainscotting
- 1884, Henry James, "The Path of Duty" in The English Illustrated Magazine 2(15): 240–256.
- Her appearance is as grand as you know, and on the day I speak of, in her simplified mourning, under those vaguely gleaming lambris, she looked as beautiful as a great white lily.
- 1884, Henry James, "The Path of Duty" in The English Illustrated Magazine 2(15): 240–256.
Further reading
- “lambris” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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