English
en plein air
En plein air comes from French en plein air ‘in the open air, alfresco, outside, outdoors’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenten plein air‘in the open air, alfresco, outside, outdoors’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presenten plein air‘in the open air, alfresco, outside, outdoors’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French en plein air
Today it means
adj in the open air, alfresco, outside, outdoors
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French en plein air / en plein air