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boiserie

[ bwah-zuh-ree ]

noun

  1. sculptured paneling, especially that of French architecture in the 18th century.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of boiserie1

1825–35; < French: wainscot, equivalent to bois wood + -erie -ery

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Example Sentences

The dinner was lighted from brilliant sconces on old boiserie from a Flemish sacristy.

The walls are of old oak boiserie, with curious old-fashioned silver chandeliers fixed to them.

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