What does boiserie mean?
Boiserie means panelling; wood trim.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
panelling; wood trim.
Pot luck turned out to be an exquisite light lunch served at a round table in a room lined with rococo boiseries that had been removed wholesale from some grand Parisian town house and painted pale blue.
Around 1960 the town house — 1081 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street — was pulled down to make way for 1080 Fifth Avenue, and the boiseries were removed.
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Boiserie means panelling; wood trim.
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Pot luck turned out to be an exquisite light lunch served at a round table in a room lined with rococo boiseries that had been removed wholesale from some grand Parisian town house and painted pale blue.
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