chiffonnière

[shif-uh-neer; Fr. shee-faw-nyer]

chif·fon·nière

[shif-uh-neer; Fr. shee-faw-nyer]
noun, plural chif·fon·nières [-neerz; Fr. -nyer] . French Furniture.
a worktable of the 18th century, having several tiers of shallow drawers.

Origin:
1800–10; < French, feminine of chiffonnier. See chiffonier
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Chiffonnière is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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