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plafond

/pluh-fon; French pla-fawn/US // pləˈfɒn; French plaˈfɔ̃ //UK // (pləˈfɒn, French plafɔ̃) //

匾额,斑块,斑纹,斑马线

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pla·fonds [pluh-fonz; French pla-fawn]. /pləˈfɒnz; French plaˈfɔ̃/. Architecture.

    • : a ceiling, whether flat or arched, especially one of decorative character.

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Examples

  • This picture is the finished sketch of a plafond now at Dijon, the birth-place of the painter.

  • Silken carpets covered the floor, and the plafond of this gigantic hall was formed by the thousand-starred arch of heaven.

  • Above, garlands of flowers and evergreens, from which thousands of coloured lamps were suspended, formed the plafond.

  • As I was poking about, two urchins accosted me and asked if I would like to see the plafond.

  • Beautiful oil-paintings, in tasteful gold frames, ornament the plafond; but the magnificent chandelier is the greatest curiosity.