panetière

[pan-i-tyair, pan^uh-tyer]

noun

French Furniture.

plural

panetières 

1. a small, decorative livery cupboard, made especially in Provence in the 18th century.

Word History and Origins

Origin of panetière¹

< French, Old French, equivalent to panet ( erie ) bread room ( pantry ) + -iere, feminine of -ier -ier ²

Example Sentences

The shop also sells a fine Provençal fruitcake — cake aux fruits — from Didier Berlioz, who for years was the celebrated pastry chef at La Panetiere, in Rye.

From New York Times

The classically Gallic bistro food is the creation of Henri Donneaux, the Belgian chef-owner, who has worked at La Panetiere in Rye and Le Figaro in Greenwich and for Guy Savoy in Paris.

From New York Times