secretaire

[ sek-ri-tair ]
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nounFrench Furniture.
  1. any writing desk resembling a secretary.

Origin of secretaire

1
1810–20; <French secrétairesecretary

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How to use secretaire in a sentence

  • The papers which Lady Louisa had so laboriously collected were in the drawer of the secretaire, near the fire.

    Notwithstanding | Mary Cholmondeley
  • He took his keys from his pocket, unlocked an inlaid secretaire, and produced a cheque book.

    A Sister of the Red Cross | Mrs. L. T. Meade
  • Once she got out of the room, she made a dash for a shadowy corner made by an old ormolu secretaire between the two doors.

    Polly's Business Venture | Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • Puts hat down on chair in front of secretaire and seats himself on sofa.

    Three Hats | Alfred Debrun
  • Moreover, the appearance of the secretaire was against this theory.

    Historic Oddities | Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for secretaire

secretaire

/ (ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛə) /


noun
  1. an enclosed writing desk, usually having an upper cabinet section

Origin of secretaire

1
C19: from French secrétaire; see secretary

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