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cellarette

cellarette noun: a drinks cabinet.

Noun

cellarette (plural cellarettes)

  1. A drinks cabinet
    • The inset sketch of joint shows the housing of the top rail to receive the legs. Fig. 59 shows a deep drawer, generally known as a cellarette, and used in a sideboard to accommodate wine bottles.1927, William Fairham, Woodwork Joints
    • The source of drinks he indicated was a well-stocked cellarette at the other side of the room.1916, Henry Kitchell Webster, The Real Adventure

Examples of cellarette in a sentence

  • I feel the need of a bracer after all this excitement," Vantine remarked, as he opened the cellarette.1911, Burton Egbert Stevenson, The Mystery Of The Boule Cabinet:
  • "Felix is ill, and I want to get at some cognac that is in the cellarette."1909, Louis Tracy, A Son of the Immortals:
  • There was a cellarette in one corner, the Major noticed, and it was well stocked.1906, Edith Van Dyne, Aunt Jane's Nieces:

Forms of cellarette

pluralcellarettes

Origin of cellarette

From cellar + -ette.

Questions about cellarette

What does cellarette mean?
Cellarette means a drinks cabinet.
How do you use cellarette in a sentence?
I feel the need of a bracer after all this excitement," Vantine remarked, as he opened the cellarette.
What part of speech is cellarette?
Cellarette is a noun.
What is the plural of cellarette?
The plural of cellarette is cellarettes.

Words near cellarette in the dictionary

  1. cellarers
  2. cellaress
  3. cellaresses
  4. cellaret
  5. cellarets
  6. cellarette
  7. cellarettes
  8. cellarful
  9. cellarfuls
  10. Cellarhead
  11. cellaria

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