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secretaire

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secretaire [ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛə]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) an enclosed writing desk, usually having an upper cabinet section
[from French secrétaire; see secretary]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.secretairesecretaire - a desk used for writing              
escritoire, writing table, secretary
desk - a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
Translations
secretaire
n (Brit) → Sekretär m
secretaire [ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛəʳ] n → secrétaire m inv
secretaire [ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛəʳ] n → secrétaire m inv


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But sometimes Pauline would throw down her stitching in amused impatience, and, going to her dainty secretaire, write me a little message in the simplest baby French--which I would answer in French which would knit her brows for a moment or two, and then send her off in peals of laughter.
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, found in his lordship's secretaire and claimed by his heirs from that injured woman.
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