encoignure
Americannoun
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encoignures
plural
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Etymology
Origin of encoignure
First recorded in 1840–50; from French: literally, “angle formed by the joining of two walls; corner”; see origin at en- 1, coign, -ure
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The word is now chiefly used to designate a small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner; a chaise encoignure is called in English a three-cornered chair.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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