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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5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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