ETAGERE

etagere

(noun) a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

etagere (plural etageres)

A piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying ornaments.

Synonyms

• whatnot

Anagrams

• greeeat

Source: Wiktionary


É`ta`gère", n. Etym: [F., fr. étager to arrange on shelves, fr. étage story, floor. See Stage.]

Definition: A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use. Fairholt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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