chiffonnière

[ shif-uh-neer; French shee-faw-nyer ]

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

Origin of chiffonnière

1
1800–10; <French, feminine of chiffonnier.See chiffonier

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How to use chiffonnière in a sentence

  • The ex-spy Clémence muttered soft speeches into the ear of a retired chiffonnière, who smiled awkwardly in reply.

    Paris under the Commune | John Leighton
  • "La petite chiffonnière" was widely known in the small world of the Porte de Charenton.

    Mlle. Fouchette | Charles Theodore Murray
  • The owner of this face and figure did not recognize in the other the petite chiffonnière de Charenton.

    Mlle. Fouchette | Charles Theodore Murray
  • In the first room, a great glass chiffonnière stood opposite the windows, ornamented by pillars supported by gilded angels.

  • There was a grand pianoforte too, and a glass chiffonnière, in which all her little birthday and holiday gifts were arranged.