dressoir

[ dres-war ]

/ drɛsˈwar /

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

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From French; see origin at dresser²

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