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 started walking around the room, very slow and all, the way he always did, picking up your personal stuff off your desk and chiffonier.

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