scrutoire
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He saw the scrutoire, however, which stood in the window with the lid closed.
From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew
It stood on the scrutoire by the side of Mr. Kelly's big Bible, where Wogan had left it eighteen months before.
From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew
On the other hand, Hutchins had not opened Mr. Kelly's scrutoire.
From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew
Hutchins thereupon searched Mr. Kelly's scrutoire; he found one box broken open and empty, another box, its own fellow, locked.
From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew
Another furnishing of the parlor was the scrutoire.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse
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