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secretaire
[ sek-ri-tair ]
noun
- any writing desk resembling a secretary.
secretaire
/ ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛə /
noun
- an enclosed writing desk, usually having an upper cabinet section
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Word History and Origins
Origin of secretaire1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of secretaire1
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Example Sentences
The papers which Lady Louisa had so laboriously collected were in the drawer of the secretaire, near the fire.
He took his keys from his pocket, unlocked an inlaid secretaire, and produced a cheque book.
Once she got out of the room, she made a dash for a shadowy corner made by an old ormolu secretaire between the two doors.
Puts hat down on chair in front of secretaire and seats himself on sofa.
Moreover, the appearance of the secretaire was against this theory.
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