encoignure

en·coi·gnure

[en-kon-yer, -koin-, ahn-; French ahn-kaw-nyyr]
noun, plural en·coi·gnures [-kon-yerz, -koin-; French -kaw-nyyr] . French Furniture.
a low corner cabinet.

Origin:
1840–50; < French; see en-1, coign, -ure

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