Etymology

Tuileries

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Today it means: A palace in Paris, France which was built in the 16th century and destroyed by fire in 1871. Full definition →

French Tuileries
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  1. French · derived fromTuileries
  2. English todayTuileries

From French Tuileries, from tuileries, feminine plural of tuilerie (“place for manufacturing tiles”). The name comes from the tile kilns which occupied the site before the palace.

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