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/.
  1. a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.

Origin of étagère

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Borrowed 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
  1. a stand with open shelves for displaying ornaments, etc

Origin of étagère

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C19: from French, from étage shelf; see stage

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