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cabinets noirs

cabinets noirs is the plural of cabinet noir.

Meaning of cabinet noir

Noun

cabinet noir (plural cabinets noirs)

  1. (historical) A government intelligence-gathering office, usually within a postal service, where correspondence was covertly opened and read before being forwarded to its destination.

Questions about cabinets noirs

What is cabinets noirs the plural of?
Cabinets noirs is the plural of cabinet noir.

Words near cabinets noirs in the dictionary

  1. cabinetmakers
  2. cabinetmaking
  3. cabinetries
  4. cabinetry
  5. cabinets
  6. cabinets noirs
  7. cabinets of curiosities
  8. cabinets particuliers
  9. cabinetsful
  10. cabinette
  11. cabinetted

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