chiffonnière

[ shif-uh-neer; French shee-faw-nyer ]

noun

, French Furniture.

, plural chif·fon·nières [shif-, uh, -, neerz, shee-faw-, nyer].

1. a worktable of the 18th century, having several tiers of shallow drawers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiffonnière¹

1800–10; < French, feminine of chiffonnier. See chiffonier