Chest+of+drawers
111bureau — noun (plural bureaus; also bureaux) Etymology: French, desk, cloth covering for desks, from Old French burel woolen cloth, from Old French *bure, from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth Date: 1699 1. a. British writing desk; …
112False etymology — A false etymology is an assumed or postulated etymology that current consensus among scholars of historical linguistics holds to be incorrect. Many false etymologies may be described as folk etymologies , the distinction being that folk… …
113Chifforobe — A chifforobe A chifforobe is a closet like piece of furniture that combines a long space for hanging clothes (that is, a wardrobe or armoire) with a chest of drawers.[1] Typically the wardrobe section runs down one side of the piece, while the… …
114carcass — carcassless, adj. /kahr keuhs/, n. 1. the dead body of an animal. 2. Slang. the body of a human being, whether living or dead. 3. the body of a slaughtered animal after removal of the offal. 4. anything from which life and power are gone: The… …
115lowboy — /loh boy /, n. U.S. Furniture. a low chest of drawers on short legs, resembling the lower part of a highboy. [1705 15; LOW1 + BOY] * * * ▪ furniture antiquarian term for a small dressing table with four or six legs and two or three drawers …
116chiffonier — noun A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached. From the half open drawers of this chiffonnier hung laces, ribands, stockings, ladies underclothing and an abdominal brace, which gave the impression that the feminine finery… …
117semainier — noun A tall, narrow chest of drawers, typically with seven drawers, as for storing a weeks supply of lingerie, shirts, etc …
118bureau — bu|reau [ˈbjuərəu US ˈbjurou] n plural bureaus or bureaux [ rəuz US rouz] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: desk, cloth covering for desks , from Old French burel woolen cloth , from Latin burra wool, rough cloth ] 1.) …
119dresser — dress|er [ˈdresə US ər] n 1.) BrE a large piece of furniture with open shelves for storing plates, dishes etc = ↑Welsh dresser 2.) AmE a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes, sometimes with a mirror on top British Equivalent: chest …
120drawer — draw|er [ drɔr ] noun count ** a part of a piece of furniture that slides in and out and is used for keeping things in. A piece of furniture with a lot of drawers is called a chest of drawers or a bureau: The pictures are in the top drawer of my… …
