epergne
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of epergne
1755–65; perhaps < French épargne treasury, saving, noun derivative of épargner to save < Germanic; compare German sparen to save, spare
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Nevertheless it was decided to present the epergne at a select concert or musical evening, with Mr and Mrs Leslie Walker sitting on the platform, where the audience could gloat upon them.
From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Miles Franklin
He was separated from Nan by a vast silver epergne, that fully screened her from view.
From Not Like Other Girls by Rosa Nouchette Carey
The dinner epergne remained at chambers, and figured at the banquets there, which the Colonel gave pretty freely.
From The History of Pendennis by William Makepeace Thackeray
As for him, seated in the centre of the table, overshadowed almost by a towering epergne, he felt like a king on his throne.
From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. by Charles James Lever
On the table stood a couple of little glasses, a decanter containing liqueur and a small epergne, loaded with fruit and pastry.
From Bertha Garlan by Arthur Schnitzler
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