ENTRESOL

mezzanine, mezzanine floor, entresol

(noun) intermediate floor just above the ground floor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

entresol (plural entresols)

A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building, typically resembling a balcony. Most often used to refer to the floor immediately above the ground floor and below a higher floor.

Source: Wiktionary


En`tre*sol", n. Etym: [F.] (Arch.)

Definition: A low story between two higher ones, usually between the ground floor and the first story; mezzanine. Parker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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