étagère

[ ey-tah-zhair, ey-tuh-; French ey-ta-zher ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural é·ta·gères [ey-tah-, zhairz, ey-t, uh, -, ey-t, a, -, zher].

étagère

/ etaʒɛr /

Borrowed into English from French around 1850–55

C19: from French, from étage shelf; see stage

The lustres of the chandelier are bright, and clusters of rubies leap in the bohemian glasses on the 'etagere'.

Not a single chair, table, sofa, etagere or console had been left in the state rooms of the Intendencia.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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