corps de logis

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French corps de logis (literally “body of the house”).

Noun

corps de logis (plural corps de logis)

  1. (architecture) The principal mass of a building, excluding the wings.

Translations

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ də lɔ.ʒi/

Noun

corps de logis m (plural corps de logis)

  1. main building, principal building, corps de logis (principal mass of a building, excluding the wings)
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