Also 8 entresole, entersole, 9 intersole.] [Fr.; f. entre between + sol the ground.] A low story placed between the ‘ground floor’ and the ‘first floor’ of a building; sometimes so contrived as to appear externally part of the former; a mezzanine story. Also attrib.
1711. R. Neve, Builder’s Dict. (ed. 2), Entresole. Sometimes call’d Mezanine, is a kind of little Story, contrived occasionally at the top of the first Story, for the conveniency of a Ward-robe, &c.
1789. P. Smyth, trans. Aldrich’s Archit. (1818), 140. The lesser rooms have entersoles with winding staircases leading to them.
1823. Nicholson, Pract. Builder, 438. In this case, the upper story is termed a mezzanine or intersole.
1848. Thackeray, Van. Fair, xxxvi. (1853), 305. They could take the premier now, instead of the little entresol of the Hotel which they occupied.
1864. Leeds Mercury, 15 Nov. The inhabitants … on the borders of the Arno hastened to remove their valuables from the ground floors and even entresols.
1887. Times, 13 June, 11/5. The offices of the League consisted of a small back room on the entresol floor of Palace-chambers.
