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tɑˈʒɛər, ˌeɪ
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étagère (etaʒɛr) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a stand with open shelves for displaying ornaments, etc | |
| [C19: from French, from étage shelf; see | |
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Etagere
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Word Origin & History
etagere
1858, from Fr. étagère, from étage "shelf, story."
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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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