'Rez-de-chauss'ee' definitions:

Definition of 'Rez-de-chauss'ee'

From: GCIDE
  • Rez-de-chauss'ee \Rez`-de-chaus`s['e]e"\, n. [F., lit., level of the street. See Raze, v. t., and Causey.] (Arch.) The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above it; -- said esp. of buildings on the continent of Europe.
  • Tier above tier of neat apartments rise over the little shops which form the rez-de-chauss['e]e. --The Century. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]