étagère

American

[ey-tah-zhair, ey-tuh-, ey-ta-zher] / ˌeɪ tɑˈʒɛər, ˌeɪ tə-, eɪ taˈʒɛr /

Also etagere

noun

a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.

étagère British

/ etaʒɛr /

noun

a stand with open shelves for displaying ornaments, etc

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

étagères

plural

Etymology

Origin of étagère

Borrowed into English from French around 1850–55

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