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chiffonnier

chiffonnier is the alternative form of chiffonier.

Meaning of chiffonier

Noun

chiffonier (plural chiffoniers)

  1. A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
    • "There is nothing of the kind even within view," cried Helen, warmly, "nor any one object that could offend the most fastidious eye, as Mrs. Palmer observed; a duchess might delight in it; every thing is so clean without, and so good within: such beautiful carpets and rugs to match! such handsome...1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC...
  2. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
  3. A receptacle for rags or shreds.

Forms of chiffonnier

pluralchiffonniers

Questions about chiffonnier

What is chiffonnier the alternative form of?
Chiffonnier is the alternative form of chiffonier.

Words near chiffonnier in the dictionary

  1. chiffong
  2. chiffongs
  3. chiffonier
  4. chiffoniers
  5. chiffonlike
  6. chiffonnier
  7. chiffonniers
  8. chiffons
  9. chiffony
  10. chifforobe
  11. chifforobes

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