plafond

[ pluh-fon; French pla-fawn ]

noun

, Architecture.

, plural pla·fonds [pl, uh, -, fonz, pl, a, -, fawn].

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

plafond

/ plafɔ̃; pləˈfɒn /

noun

1. a ceiling, esp one having ornamentation
2. a card game, a precursor of contract bridge

Word History and Origins

Origin of plafond¹

1655–65; < French; Middle French platfond ceiling, literally, flat bottom, i.e., underside. See plate ¹, fund

Word History and Origins

Origin of plafond¹

C17: from French, literally: ceiling, maximum, from plat flat + fond bottom, from Latin fundus bottom

Example Sentences

Other productions felt more haphazard in their attempts to craft an overall narrative, including “The Windows,” the puppet show, which was designed by the company Les Anges au Plafond.

From New York Times

Naked female figures fill every plafond, and fauns and satyrs, with the most licentious passions in their faces, support the festoons and hold together the intricate ornament of the frescoes.

From Project Gutenberg

Plafond, pla-fond′, n. the ceiling of a room, any soffit.

From Project Gutenberg

He was an honest, kindly-natured man, this pear-headed potentate, who reigned, “comme la corniche règne autour d’un plafond.”

From Project Gutenberg

Within the thickness of this wall, staircases descend to a lower gallery over the plafond of the proanos of the colonnade lighted from above.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• beam
• plaster
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