sideboard
Americannoun
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a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
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Slang. sideboards, side whiskers.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sideboard
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at side 1, board
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Explanation
A sideboard is a piece of furniture that can be used for storing tableware and table linens, or for serving platters of food. That flat-topped cabinet in your dining room with a drawer full of cloth napkins? That's a sideboard. Another word for a sideboard is a buffet. Not every dining room has one, but if your house has space, a sideboard can be a handy place to display your prettiest serving dishes or set out food at Thanksgiving so your guests can serve themselves. Sideboard gets its name from its traditional place, at one side of a dining room. This piece of furniture became popular in wealthy 18th and 19th century households.
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Sideboard furnished with plain joint and vegetables of all sorts, pickles, &c.
From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady
Sideboard, cupboards, cellarettes and sarcophagus all locked up.
From The Mynns' Mystery by Fenn, George Manville
Sideboard; Simple form of Sheraton Sideboard, with line inlay around drawers and doors.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.
Sideboard for the Dining-Room Set The sideboard is a piece designed to go with the armchair and side chair with similar paneling design.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
Sideboard, a bouilli, a joint, pickles, plain boiled vegetables, &c.
From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady
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