sideboard

  • 111credenza — cre•den•za [[t]krɪˈdɛn zə[/t]] n. pl. zas 1) cvb fur Also, credence a sideboard or buffet, esp. one without legs. 2) fur a low, closed cabinet for papers, supplies, etc., in an office 3) rel credence 3) • Etymology: 1875–80; < It < ML… …

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  • 112dresser — I dress•er [[t]ˈdrɛs ər[/t]] n. 1) one that dresses 2) sbz a person employed to dress actors 3) a person who dresses in a particular manner: a fancy dresser[/ex] • Etymology: 1510–20 II dress•er [[t]ˈdrɛs ər[/t]] n. 1) fur a chest of drawers, usu …

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  • 113dresser — I. /ˈdrɛsə / (say dresuh) noun 1. someone who dresses: a snappy dresser. 2. someone employed to help to dress actors, etc., at a theatre. 3. any of several tools or devices used in dressing materials, as a hammer used to dress lead. 4. an… …

  • 114dresser — ► NOUN 1) a sideboard with shelves above for storing and displaying crockery. 2) N. Amer. a dressing table or chest of drawers. ORIGIN originally denoting a sideboard or table on which food was prepared …

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  • 115minibar — noun sideboard with compartments for holding bottles • Syn: ↑cellaret • Hypernyms: ↑buffet, ↑counter, ↑sideboard …

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  • 116Abaci — Abacus Ab a*cus ([a^]b [.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L. pl. {Abaci} ( s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. a bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A calculating table or …

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  • 117Abacus — Ab a*cus ([a^]b [.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L. pl. {Abaci} ( s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. a bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A calculating table or frame; …

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  • 118Abacus harmonicus — Abacus Ab a*cus ([a^]b [.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L. pl. {Abaci} ( s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. a bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A calculating table or …

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  • 119Abacuses — Abacus Ab a*cus ([a^]b [.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L. pl. {Abaci} ( s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. a bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A calculating table or …

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  • 120Beaufet — Beau fet, n. [See {Buffet}.] A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet. [1913 Webster] A beaufet . . . filled with gold and silver vessels. Prescott. [1913 Webster] …

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