dressoir

[ dres-war ]

noun,plural dres·soirs

[dres-war]. /drɛsˈwar/. French Furniture.

a cabinet of the 18th century, having a number of shallow shelves for dishes over a base with drawers and closed cupboards.

Origin of dressoir

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From French; see origin at dresser¹

Words Nearby dressoir

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How to use dressoir in a sentence

Cotgrave defines dressoir as "a court-cupboord (without box or drawer), onely to set plate on."
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