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étagère

American  
[ey-tah-zhair, ey-tuh-, ey-ta-zher] / ˌeɪ tɑˈʒɛər, ˌeɪ tə-, eɪ taˈʒɛr /
Also etagere

noun

étagères plural
  1. a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.


étagère British  
/ etaʒɛr /

noun

  1. a stand with open shelves for displaying ornaments, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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noun

Etymology

Origin of étagère

Borrowed into English from French around 1850–55

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There are plenty of ways to ship furniture, so even if all you brought with you for purchases was a tote bag, it doesn’t mean you can’t jump on that dreamy brass étagère you found.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2022

The upgrades included Oriental rugs, block-print throw pillows, a tall wood étagère, a marble-topped dining table and an easy chair.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2017

For more information about Burden’s stands, go to jonathanburden.com; custom sizes and finishes are available, and Burden thinks the design could be easily adapted into a side table, étagère, or bookshelf.

From Architectural Digest • Apr. 14, 2015

The primary decorative element is a wooden étagère bearing rows of pickle jars, bagels threaded onto metal rods and mustard.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2014

Looking about me, I saw on a kind of étagère scores of half-burned candles in candlesticks, as if there had been a ball. 

From Memoirs by Leland, Charles Godfrey

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