Sideboard

Sideboard
Sideboard Side"board`, n. A piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for keeping or displaying articles of table service. [1913 Webster]

At a stately sideboard, by the wine, That fragrant smell diffused. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


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  • sideboard — table placed near the side of a room, c.1300, from SIDE (Cf. side) (adj.) + BOARD (Cf. board) (n.1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • sideboard — ► NOUN 1) a flat topped piece of furniture with cupboards and drawers, used for storing crockery, glasses, etc. 2) Brit. a sideburn …   English terms dictionary

  • sideboard — [sīdbôrd΄] n. 1. a piece of dining room furniture for holding linen, silver, china, etc. 2. a board that forms or is part of a side [the sideboards of a wagon] 3. [pl.] Hockey the solid wooden fence surrounding the rink …   English World dictionary

  • Sideboard — A sideboard is an item of furniture traditionally used in the dining room for serving food, for displaying serving dishes such as silver, and for storage. It usually consists of a set of cabinets, or cupboards, and one or more drawers, all topped …   Wikipedia

  • sideboard — /suyd bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service. 2. a board forming a side or a part of a side; sidepiece. 3. sideboards, Slang. See side whiskers.… …   Universalium

  • Sideboard — Side|board 〈[saıdbɔ:d] n. 15〉 (als Abstellfläche, zum Aufbewahren von Geschirr u. a. dienender) breiter, niedriger Schrank auf hohen Beinen [engl., „Anrichte(tisch)“, eigtl. „Seitenbrett, an der Seite befindl. Brett“] * * * Side|board [… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • sideboard — UK [ˈsaɪdˌbɔː(r)d] / US [ˈsaɪdˌbɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms sideboard : singular sideboard plural sideboards a large piece of furniture that has shelves and cupboards for storing dishes, glasses etc …   English dictionary

  • Sideboard — Kredenz Eine Anrichte oder Kredenz ist ein halbhoher, zwei oder mehrtüriges Möbelstück zur Aufbewahrung von Tischdecken und Tafelgeschirr und einer Arbeitsfläche zum Anrichten von Speisen. Ein englisches Synonym ist Sideboard oder Credenza desk.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sideboard — Side|board [...bɔ:d] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. sideboard, eigtl. »Seitenbrett«> Büfett (1), längeres, niedriges Möbelstück, das an der Wand eines Raumes steht u. als Ablage u. Anrichte dient …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • sideboard — [[t]sa͟ɪdbɔː(r)d[/t]] sideboards 1) N COUNT A sideboard is a long cupboard which is about the same height as a table. Sideboards are usually kept in dining rooms to put plates and glasses in. 2) N PLURAL Sideboards are the same as sideburns.… …   English dictionary

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