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A tall elegant chest of drawers
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chiffonier
Word definitions for chiffonier in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"piece of furniture with drawers for women's needlework, cloth, etc.," 1806, from French chiffonnier , a transferred use, literally "rag gatherer," from chiffon , diminutive of chiffe "rag, piece of cloth, scrap, flimsy stuff" (see chiffon ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A chiffonier (or cheffonier ) may be used to describe at least two types of furniture . Its name comes directly from a French piece of furniture, the chiffoniere. The French name, which comes from the French for a rag-picker , suggests that it was originally ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: commode ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chiffonier \Chif`fo*nier"\, fem. Chiffo \Chif`fo\-niere \ni[`e]re"\, n. [F. chiffonnier, fem. chiffonni[`e]re, fr. chiffon rag, fr. chiffe a rag, flimsy cloth.] One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker. A receptacle for rags or shreds. A movable ...
Usage examples of chiffonier.
Under this roof – or these roofs – were miles of rare books, acres of valuable carpet, a veritable Louvre of paintings and statuary, a bull's dream of china and glass, and enough armoires, commodes, tallboys, chiffoniers, secretaries, wardrobes, rolltop desks and cellarets to fill every harem in the world.
She had seen a head officer force open the chiffoniers where her mistress was accustomed to keep her lingerie, and he was making up a package of the finest pieces, including a great quantity of blonde lace.
In his mind, he had furnished it with a variety of family heirlooms: heavy rosewood chiffoniers, oversized landscapes by Bierstadt and Cole.
They discovered five large bedrooms, all of them furnished with huge beds and chiffoniers, and after inspecting each of them they came at last to the room at the end of the hall over the kitchen.
In the morning-room there was an old piano, with chiffoniers of two different patterns, sofas, and little carved tables with bronze ornaments.
The whole room was furnished with small pieces of furniture, chiffoniers, cabinets, and little tables.
There were two lovely bedrooms, set with brass and white enamel beds, white ribbon-trimmed chairs and chiffoniers to match.
A dresser, a chiffonier, and a chifforobe provided the Toad with ample storage space for his bib overalls.
I went in out of curiosity, you know, and there is a small chiffonier and a dressing table.