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Etagere
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
etagere
1858, from Fr. étagère, from étage "shelf, story."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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etagere
series of open shelves supported by two or four upright posts. The passion for collecting and displaying ornamental objects that began in the 18th century and was widespread in the 19th stimulated the production in England and the United States of this whimsically named piece of furniture. The French version was called the etagere. Some examples contain drawers at the base; others have three sides of the upper shelf surmounted with an ornamental board
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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