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chiffonier

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chif·fo·nier  (shf-nîr)
n.
A narrow high chest of drawers or bureau, often with a mirror attached.

[French, from chiffon, rag; see chiffon.]

chiffonier, chiffonnier [ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a wide low open-fronted cabinet, sometimes fitted with two grille doors and shelves
[from French, from chiffon rag; see chiffon]
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Noun1.chiffonier - a tall elegant chest of drawerschiffonier - a tall elegant chest of drawers      
chest of drawers, dresser, bureau, chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out


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I went in out of curiosity, you know, and there is a small chiffonier and a dressing table.
The box was found at last under a chiffonier, and Miss Noble grasped it with delight, saying, "it was under a fender the last time.
There was a small oak table in the middle of the room; against the wall stood an exquisite chiffonier, on which were resting some cut-glass decanters and goblets.
 
 
 
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