lambris

lambris

French

Etymology

From lambrisser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃.bʁi/

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Noun

lambris m (plural lambris)

1. panelling, wainscotting
   • 1884, Henry James, "The Path of Duty" in The English Illustrated Magazine 2(15): 240–256.

     Her appearance is as grand as you know, and on the day I speak of, in her simplified mourning, under those vaguely gleaming lambris, she looked as beautiful as a great white lily.

Further reading

• “lambris”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Alternative forms

• lambrì

Noun

lambris m (invariable)

1. (architecture) dado