n.
A decorated ceiling.
[French : plat, flat; see plate + fond, base, bottom; see fond2.]
plafond
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pla·fond (plə-fŏn', plä-fôN') 
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A ceiling, esp. one of decorative character; flat or arched.
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Plafond (French: Ceiling), in a broad sense, is any (flat, vaulted or dome) ceiling of any premise.
Plafond can be product of monumental and decorative painting and sculpture; subject or ornamental - also is designated by the term "Plafond". Picturesque plafonds can be executed directly on plaster (in technique of fresco, oil, glutinous, synthetic paints, etc.), on a canvas attached to a ceiling (panel), a mosaic, and other methods.
As a part of decorative features of churches and palace staterooms, plafonds were popular from the 17th century until the beginning of the 19th century. Designs of this period typically used the illusion of a break in the ceiling showing the architectural structure behind, strongly forshortened figures and architectural details, and/or the open sky.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - loft, kontaktbridge
Nederlands (Dutch)
sierlijk plafond
Français (French)
n. - plafond
Deutsch (German)
n. - kunstvoll ausgestattete Zimmerdecke
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σκαλιστή οροφή (ταβάνι), πλαφόν (πρόδρομος του μπριτζ)
Italiano (Italian)
soffitto, tetto, limite
Português (Portuguese)
n. - plafond (m) (teto decorado)
Русский (Russian)
плафон, потолок
Español (Spanish)
n. - cielo raso decorado
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - innertak ofta utsmyckat
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
装饰的天花板, 天花板画
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 裝飾的天花板, 天花板畫
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장식한 천장, 천장그림
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 飾り天井, プラフォン
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) سقف مزخرف
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תקרה מצויירת, ציור על תקרה
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