clairière

la clairière
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
feminine noun
a. clearing
Un cerf est apparu dans la clairière au lever du jour.A deer appeared in the clearing at daybreak.
b. glade
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
(literary)
La nuit, le prisonnier s'autorisait à rêver de clairières calmes et de vallons verdoyants.At night, the prisoner allowed himself to dream of peaceful glades and green valleys.
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