entresol

[ en-ter-sol, ahn-truh-, en-; French ahn-truh-sawl ]

noun

, Architecture.

, plural en·tre·sols [en, -ter-solz, ahn, -tr, uh, -, en, -, ah, n, -t, r, uh, -, sawl].

1. a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.

entresol

/ ɑ̃trəsɔl; ˌɒntrəˈsɒl /

noun

1. another name for mezzanine

Word History and Origins

Origin of entresol¹

1765–75; < French: literally, between-floor, equivalent to entre- inter- + sol floor < Latin solum ground

Word History and Origins

Origin of entresol¹

C18: from French, literally: between floors, from entre- inter- + sol floor, ground, from Latin solum

Example Sentences

Theo has persuaded them to let him set up a little display of Impressionists on the entresol.

From Literature

There was a short flight of stairs leading from the entresol to the corridor, closed at the head by a padded door, which we had locked for fear of accident.

From Project Gutenberg

I was relieved when she rose abruptly and disappeared into the entresol, where the piano was still being intermittently played.

From Project Gutenberg

At first the lady had received him at her own house, but she, ere long, thought this unwise, and they took rooms in a neighbouring Street, a small entresol, which they furnished with taste.

From Project Gutenberg

I found myself in a very large room, but no higher than the ordinary entresol.

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