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epergnes

epergnes is the plural of epergne.

Meaning of epergne

Noun

epergne (plural epergnes)

  1. A table centerpiece, usually made of silver, generally consisting of a central bowl with radiating dishes or holders.
    • […] his precious helpmate sat grinning at the mischief she had occasioned, like an idiot, asking Colonel Lamborn to help her to some of them there thingumbobs out of the silver what-d’ye-call’um. These thingumbobs happened to be no other than a service of West India sweetmeats in a superb fillagree...1810, [anonymous] […], chapter XXVIII, in Splendid Follies. A Novel, […]. Founded on Facts., volume III, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC, page 129

Questions about epergnes

What is epergnes the plural of?
Epergnes is the plural of epergne.

Words near epergnes in the dictionary

  1. epenthetical
  2. epenthetically
  3. epeolatry
  4. eperezolid
  5. epergne
  6. epergnes
  7. eperisone
  8. eperlan
  9. eperlans
  10. epermeniid
  11. epermeniids

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