dressoir

[ dres-war ]

noun

, French Furniture.

, plural dres·soirs [d, r, es-, war].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dressoir¹

From French; dresser ¹

Example Sentences

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

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