plafond

[ pluh-fon; French pla-fawn ]

/ pləˈfɒn; French plaˈfɔ̃ /

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

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

Origin of plafond

1655–65; <French; Middle French platfond ceiling, literally, flat bottom, i.e., underside. See plate¹, fund

Words nearby plafond

plackart, placket, placode, placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal, plagal cadence, plage, plagiarism, plagiarize

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Example sentences from the Web for plafond

Above, garlands of flowers and evergreens, from which thousands of coloured lamps were suspended, formed the plafond.
Three Months Abroad|Anna Vivanti
Silken carpets covered the floor, and the plafond of this gigantic hall was formed by the thousand-starred arch of heaven.
The Daughter of an Empress|Louise Muhlbach
Have some paper cases ready, which lay on a plafond with some paper underneath.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery|A. G. Payne
This picture is the finished sketch of a plafond now at Dijon, the birth-place of the painter.
Catalogue of the Gallery of Art of The New York Historical Society|anonymous

As I was poking about, two urchins accosted me and asked if I would like to see the plafond.
A Spring Walk in Provence|Archibald Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for plafond

plafond

/ (pləˈfɒn, French plafɔ̃) /

noun

a ceiling, esp one having ornamentation

a card game, a precursor of contract bridge

Word Origin for plafond

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for plafond

plafond

[ plə-fŏn′, plä-fôɴ′ ]

n.

An anatomical part or surface that is farthest from the midline of the body, especially the articular surface of the distal end of the tibia.

单词	plafond
释义	plafond [ pluh-fon; French pla-fawn ] / pləˈfɒn; French plaˈfɔ̃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plafond ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural pla·fonds [pluh-fonz; French pla-fawn]. /pləˈfɒnz; French plaˈfɔ̃/. Architecture. a ceiling, whether flat or arched, especially one of decorative character. Origin of plafond 1655–65; <French; Middle French platfond ceiling, literally, flat bottom, i.e., underside. See plate¹, fund Words nearby plafond plackart, placket, placode, placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal, plagal cadence, plage, plagiarism, plagiarize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plafond Above, garlands of flowers and evergreens, from which thousands of coloured lamps were suspended, formed the plafond. Three Months Abroad\|Anna Vivanti Silken carpets covered the floor, and the plafond of this gigantic hall was formed by the thousand-starred arch of heaven. The Daughter of an Empress\|Louise Muhlbach Have some paper cases ready, which lay on a plafond with some paper underneath. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery\|A. G. Payne This picture is the finished sketch of a plafond now at Dijon, the birth-place of the painter. Catalogue of the Gallery of Art of The New York Historical Society\|anonymous As I was poking about, two urchins accosted me and asked if I would like to see the plafond. A Spring Walk in Provence\|Archibald Marshall British Dictionary definitions for plafond plafond / (pləˈfɒn, French plafɔ̃) / noun a ceiling, esp one having ornamentation a card game, a precursor of contract bridge Word Origin for plafond C17: from French, literally: ceiling, maximum, from plat flat + fond bottom, from Latin fundus bottom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plafond beam, plaster, roof, covert, dome, canopy, groin, timber, roofing, housetop, baldachin, fan vaulting Medical definitions for plafond plafond [ plə-fŏn′, plä-fôɴ′ ] n. An anatomical part or surface that is farthest from the midline of the body, especially the articular surface of the distal end of the tibia. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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plafond

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

Origin of plafond

Words nearby plafond

Example sentences from the Web for plafond

British Dictionary definitions for plafond

noun

Word Origin for plafond

Words related to plafond

Medical definitions for plafond

n.