CHIFFONIER Definition & Meaning

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chiffonier

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[ shif-uh-neer ]

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noun

a high chest of drawers or bureau, often having a mirror on top.
a low bookcase of the English Regency, with grille doors or doorless.
a shallow, tall, open piece of furniture, of the 18th century, having shelves for the display of china.

chiffonier

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noun

a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
a wide low open-fronted cabinet, sometimes fitted with two grille doors and shelves

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of chiffonier¹

From the French word chiffonnier, dating back to 1800–10. See chiffon, -ier ²

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of chiffonier¹

C19: from French, from chiffon rag; see chiffon

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One of my prized possessions is a cherry-wood Louis XV chiffonier with four little drawers that my father made for my mother for their engagement party in 1930.

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He started walking around the room, very slow and all, the way he always did, picking up your personal stuff off your desk and chiffonier.

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Boys, will you help Sherry carry out those two tables and that high desk and the chiffonier—all the oak furniture.

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The hostess rose, misunderstanding her husband's optical signals, and fished out a knife and fork from the recesses of a chiffonier.

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A mirror is suspended over the chiffonier, before which Lisette is standing, fully engaged in taking a survey of herself.

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