étagère
[ ey-tah-zhair, ey-tuh-; French ey-ta-zher ]
noun,plural é·ta·gères [ey-tah-zhairz; ey-tuh-; French ey-ta-zher]. /ˌeɪ tɑˈʒɛərz; ˌeɪ tə-; French eɪ taˈʒɛr/.
a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.
Origin of étagère
1Borrowed into English from French around 1850–55
- Also e·ta·gere [ey-tah-zhair, ey-tuh-]. /ˌeɪ tɑˈʒɛər, ˌeɪ tə-/.
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British Dictionary definitions for étagère
étagère
/ French (etaʒɛr) /
noun
a stand with open shelves for displaying ornaments, etc
Origin of étagère
1C19: from French, from étage shelf; see stage
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