chiffonier

American  

[shif-uh-neer] / ˌʃɪf əˈnɪər /

Or chiffonnier

noun

1. a high chest of drawers or bureau, often having a mirror on top.

2. a low bookcase of the English Regency, with grille doors or doorless.

3. a shallow, tall, open piece of furniture, of the 18th century, having shelves for the display of china.

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chiffonier British  

/ ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə /

noun

1. a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework

2. a wide low open-fronted cabinet, sometimes fitted with two grille doors and shelves

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Etymology

Origin of chiffonier

From the French word chiffonnier, dating back to 1800–10. See chiffon, -ier ²

Example Sentences

He moved the candle to the tall Chiffonier; the Shadow stayed on the wall.

From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Lowell, Amy

CHEFFONIER, properly Chiffonier, a piece of furniture differentiated from the sideboard by its smaller size and by the 23 enclosure of the whole of the front by doors.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

His tall Chiffonier stood gaunt behind His chair.

From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Lowell, Amy

MAE They were Married, and went to live in a Flat with a Quarter-Sawed Oak Chiffonier and Pink Rugs.

From Fables in Slang by Newman, Clyde J.