Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A box in a theater on the same level as the stalls. Sometimes written baignoir.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A box of the lowest tier in a theater.
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Examples
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Terms & Expressions: une baignoire sabot = short tub for taking baths "assis" (seated) voir venir quelqu'un avec ses gros sabots = "to see someone coming" -- to see someone's true intentions in mother-in-law | Permalink
mother-in-law 2010
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The shape recalls a baignoire , or bath—a form Cartier has featured for decades—and implies a sense of indulgence and delicacy also reflected in the name.
Time for Something Special Michael Clerizo 2011
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And, most relevant to today, he was subject to what the French called “la baignoire,” the bathtub – and what the U.S. government, perhaps wishing to evoke a summer day at an amusement park with the family, calls waterboarding.
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Assez grande quand meme avec une mini baignoire et un lavabo et assez d'espace pour bouger.
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2009
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And, most relevant to today, he was subject to what the French called “la baignoire,” the bathtub – and what the U.S. government, perhaps wishing to evoke a summer day at an amusement park with the family, calls waterboarding.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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On raising the latch and crossing the threshold, one experienced precisely the same impression as when one enters at the theatre into a grated baignoire, before the grating is lowered and the chandelier is lighted.
Les Miserables 2008
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Partout voiture, canapé, assiette, baignoire (la frayeur de ma vie) ...
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008
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Terms & Expressions: une baignoire sabot = short tub for taking baths "assis" (seated) voir venir quelqu'un avec ses gros sabots = "to see someone coming" -- to see someone's true intentions
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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Terms & Expressions: une baignoire sabot = short tub for taking baths "assis" (seated) voir venir quelqu'un avec ses gros sabots = "to see someone coming" -- to see someone's true intentions in mother-in-law | Permalink
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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Terms & Expressions: une baignoire sabot = short tub for taking baths "assis" (seated) voir venir quelqu'un avec ses gros sabots = "to see someone coming" -- to see someone's true intentions in mother-in-law | Permalink
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