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encoignure

encoignure noun: a small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.

Noun

encoignure (plural encoignures)

  1. A small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.
    • The delightful Louis Quinze or Louis Seize encoignure in lacquer or in mahogany elaborately mounted in gilded bronze is not the least alluring piece of the great period of French furniture.

Forms of encoignure

pluralencoignures

Origin of encoignure

Borrowed from French encoignure.

Questions about encoignure

What does encoignure mean?
Encoignure means a small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.
What part of speech is encoignure?
Encoignure is a noun.
What is the plural of encoignure?
The plural of encoignure is encoignures.

Words near encoignure in the dictionary

  1. encoffiners
  2. encoffining
  3. encoffinment
  4. encoffinments
  5. encoffins
  6. encoignure
  7. encoignures
  8. encolden
  9. encoldened
  10. encoldening
  11. encoldens

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