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cartonnier

American

[kahr-tn-yey, kar-taw-nyey] / ˌkɑr tnˈyeɪ, kar tɔˈnyeɪ /

noun

French Furniture.

an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

cartonniers

plural

Etymology

Origin of cartonnier

From French; see origin at carton, -ier ²

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