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Definition of plafonds - 2 dictionary results

pla⋅fond

[pluh-fon; Fr. pla-fawn]
–noun, plural -fonds [-fonz; Fr. -fawn] . Architecture.
a ceiling, whether flat or arched, esp. one of decorative character.

Origin:
1655–65; < F; MF platfond ceiling, lit., flat bottom, i.e., underside. See plate 1 , fund
pla·fond   (plə-fŏn', plä-fôɴ')   
n.  A decorated ceiling.

[French : plat, flat; see plate + fond, base, bottom; see fond2.]
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