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

It was passed down through the generations in neatly tied packets�wrinkled currency stiff with age, smelling faintly of the lemon verbena that scented great-grandmother's chiffonier.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chaplin squatting grey and nude, atop his chiffonier, swinging his thyroid around his head by his bamboo cane, like a dead rat.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Chaplin squatting grey and nude, atop his chiffonier, swinging his thyroid around his head by his bamboo cane, like a dead rat."

From Time Magazine Archive

He got it off Stradlater's chiffonier, so he chucked it on the bed.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

I sneaked a look to see what he was fiddling around with on my chiffonier.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger