Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A narrow high chest of drawers or bureau, often with a mirror attached.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
- noun A receptacle for rags or shreds.
- noun A movable and ornamental closet or piece of furniture with shelves or drawers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A tall, elegant
chest of drawers , often with amirror attached. - noun One who gathers
rags andodds and ends ; aragpicker . - noun A
receptacle forrags orshreds .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tall elegant chest of drawers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Let the 'chiffonier' do the work," said Walter, with a laugh.
The Motor Girls Through New England or, Held by the Gypsies Margaret Penrose
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Mr.. Metford had sold the car and discharged the "chiffonier," and Mr. Metford had returned to his ancient and honourable calling of coal freighter.
The Cow Puncher Robert J. C. Stead 1919
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IN the dining room I took my place between the chiffonier and the Louis XIV chair.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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IN the dining room I took my place between the chiffonier and the Louis XIV chair.
The House at Riverton Kate Morton 2008
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Mr. Micawber had a few books on a little chiffonier, which he called the library; and those went first.
David Copperfield 2007
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Incident: an ancient, wizened waiter was quietly polishing silver cutlery and putting it away the open drawer of a massive Victorian chiffonier when the drawer fell out and crashed onto the parquetry floor with an explosion that would have deafened an F1 driver.
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But when they came downstairs the Park people were not in the room — the woollen garment was still on the table (how they plunged it into the chiffonier!) — and the only visitor was
The Newcomes 2006
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Duardo took the empty flute from her fingers and placed it with his own on a nearby chiffonier.
Purchased By The Billionaire Bianchin, Helen 2006
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“Of course,” said Dangle, taking his straw hat from the shade over the stuffed bird on the chiffonier and turning towards the door.
The Wheels of Chance: a bicycling idyll Herbert George 2006
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From the chiffonier had gone the knick-knacks of silver and plate.
Sister Carrie 2004
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