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cartonnier

cartonnier noun: a cupboard for filing.

Noun

cartonnier (plural cartonniers)

  1. A cupboard for filing.
    • Only Charlotte Moss incorporated real antiques: a set of Louis XV chairs, a 19th-century Italian bureau cabinet, a 19th-century French cartonnier to hold documents and an antique rug from Stark.2008 April 25, Wendy Moonan, “Making Their Way Back to the Garden”, in New York Times

Forms of cartonnier

pluralcartonniers

Origin of cartonnier

French

Questions about cartonnier

What does cartonnier mean?
Cartonnier means a cupboard for filing.
What part of speech is cartonnier?
Cartonnier is a noun.
What is the plural of cartonnier?
The plural of cartonnier is cartonniers.

Words near cartonnier in the dictionary

  1. cartoning
  2. cartonless
  3. cartonlike
  4. cartonnage
  5. cartonnages
  6. cartonnier
  7. cartonniers
  8. cartons
  9. cartonsful
  10. cartoon
  11. cartoon character

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