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Definition of Chiffonier
1. Noun. A tall elegant chest of drawers.
Generic synonyms: Bureau, Chest, Chest Of Drawers, Dresser
Terms within: Drawer
Definition of Chiffonier
1. fem. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
Definition of Chiffonier
1. Noun. A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chiffonier
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chiffonier
Literary usage of Chiffonier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"THE chiffonier JAM a poor chiffonier! I seek what others cast away! In refuse-heaps
the world throws by. Despised of man, my trade I ply; And oft I rake ..."
2. The Diary of a Samaritan by William L. Robinson (1860)
"The veteran chiffonier. —Supposed Causes of Yellow Fever.—Cecile. I BELIEVE that
there is no idea that ever started up in the mind of a reasonable ..."
3. Home Furnishing: Facts and Figures about Furniture, Carpets and Rugs, Lamps by George Leland Hunter (1913)
"A chiffonier finished in green oak at $i2.50. Lines and proportions excellent.
10. An arm-chair in mahogany finish, one of a five-piece set, at $130. ..."
4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1867)
"I AM a poor chiffonier! I seek what others cast away ! ... I am the poor chiffonier !
You see me in the dead of night Peering along with pick and light, ..."
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