noun
- Decorative wooden paneling or wainscoting, especially ornamental carved or molded woodwork used to line interior walls.
Usage: Plural form; often used in architectural and interior design contexts; French origin; commonly refers to 18th-century European interior decoration
Examples
- The château's grand salon featured elaborate boiseries in the Rococo style.
- The restoration team carefully preserved the original boiseries throughout the mansion.
- Intricate boiseries adorned the walls of the 18th-century drawing room.
- The antique dealer specialized in salvaged boiseries from French estates.
- The museum's period rooms displayed authentic boiseries from different historical periods.