cabinet
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle French, small room, diminutive of Middle French dialect (Picard) cabine gambling house
Date: circa 1550
1.
a. a case or cupboard usually having doors and shelves
b. a collection of specimens especially of biological or numismatic interest
c. console 4a
d. a chamber having temperature and humidity controls and used especially for incubating biological samples
2.
a. archaic a small room providing seclusion
b. a small exhibition room in a museum
3.
a. archaic
(1) the private room serving as council chamber of the chief councillors or ministers of a sovereign
(2) the consultations and actions of these councillors
b.
(1) often capitalized a body of advisers of a head of state
(2) a similar advisory council of a governor of a state or a mayor
c. British a meeting of a cabinet
4. New England milk shake
II. adjective
Date: 1631
1. of or relating to a governmental cabinet
2. suitable by reason of size for a small room or by reason of attractiveness or perfection for preservation and display in a cabinet
3.
a. used or adapted for cabinetmaking
b. done or used by a cabinetmaker
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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cabinet — [ kabinɛ ] n. m. • 1491 « petite chambre »; du picard cabine I ♦ 1 ♦ Rare en emploi libre Petite pièce située à l écart. ⇒ 2. réduit. Cabinet de débarras. ⇒ cagibi. CABINET NOIR, sans fenêtre. Menacer un enfant de l enfermer au cabinet noir.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cabinet — CABINÉT, cabinete, s.n. I. 1. Încăpere dintr o locuinţă sau dintr o instituţie, folosită pentru exercitarea unei profesiuni. ♦ Biroul unei persoane cu muncă de răspundere. Cabinetul ministrului ♢ Şef (sau director) de cabinet = funcţionar… … Dicționar Român
cabinet — CABINET. s. m. Lieu de retraite pour travailler, ou converser en particulier, ou pour y serrer des papiers, des livres, ou quelque autre chose, selon la profession ou l humeur de la personne qui y habite. Grand cabinet. petit cabinet. cabinet à… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Cabinet — Cab i*net (k[a^]b [i^]*n[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of cabine or cabane. See {Cabin}, n.] 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Hearken a while from thy green cabinet, The rural song of careful Colinet. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cabinet — index bench, board, chamber (body), commission (agency), committee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
cabinet — cab‧i‧net [ˈkæbnt] noun [countable] the group of politicians, including the leader of the government, who hold important positions in the government and meet regularly to discuss important issues: • a law approved by the prime minister and his… … Financial and business terms
cabinet — Cabinet, alij malunt, Gabinet, Cistula, Conclaue, Pinacotheca. Le cabinet du Roy, Cimeliarchium. B. Qui a la clef du cabinet, Cimeliarcha. Somme contente ou Cabinet du Roy, Confiscata summa. B. ex Sueton. Le cabinet d une femme, toutes les sortes … Thresor de la langue françoyse
cabinet — [kab′ə nit] n. [Fr, prob. < It gabbinetto, dim. of gabbia < L cavea, CAGE] 1. a case or cupboard with drawers or shelves for holding or storing things [a china cabinet, a medicine cabinet] 2. a) a boxlike container, usually decorated, that… … English World dictionary
Cabinet — Cabinet … Википедия
Cabinet — Cabinet, 1) ein kleineres Behältniß neben einem größern Zimmer, dient als Spielgemach, Toilette, Buffet, Garderobe etc. 2) In Palästen, Wohn oder Arbeitszimmer, letzteres namentlich für regierende Fürsten, zugleich Versammlungsort der höchsten… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Cabinet — Cab i*net, a. Suitable for a cabinet; small. [1913 Webster] He [Varnhagen von Ense] is a walking cabinet edition of Goethe. For. Quar. Rev. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
