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ébéniste

ébéniste noun: an ebonist; a cabinetmaker who veneers furniture.

Noun

ébéniste (plural ébénistes)

  1. An ebonist; a cabinetmaker who veneers furniture.
    • An interesting George III commode, c. 1772, by the Swedish-born ébéniste to the Prince of Wales, Christopher Fuhrlohg, has decoration in his inimitable marquetry depicting Erato and her Lyre […].1992, Malise Forbes Adam, Mary Mauchline, edited by Wendy Wassyng Roworth, Angelica Kauffman, Reaktion Books, published 1992, page 135

Forms of ébéniste

pluralébénistes

Origin of ébéniste

From French ébéniste.

Questions about ébéniste

What does ébéniste mean?
Ébéniste means an ebonist; a cabinetmaker who veneers furniture.
What part of speech is ébéniste?
Ébéniste is a noun.
What is the plural of ébéniste?
The plural of ébéniste is ébénistes.

Words near ébéniste in the dictionary

  1. é
  2. ébauche
  3. ébauches
  4. éboulement
  5. éboulements
  6. ébéniste
  7. ébénistes
  8. écarté
  9. Échallens
  10. échappé
  11. échappée

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