secretaire

[ sek-ri-tair ]

noun

, French Furniture.

1. any writing desk resembling a secretary.

secretaire

/ ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛə /

noun

1. an enclosed writing desk, usually having an upper cabinet section

Word History and Origins

Origin of secretaire¹

1810–20; < French secrétaire secretary

Word History and Origins

Origin of secretaire¹

C19: from French secrétaire; see secretary

Example Sentences

The papers which Lady Louisa had so laboriously collected were in the drawer of the secretaire, near the fire.

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He took his keys from his pocket, unlocked an inlaid secretaire, and produced a cheque book.

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Once she got out of the room, she made a dash for a shadowy corner made by an old ormolu secretaire between the two doors.

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Puts hat down on chair in front of secretaire and seats himself on sofa.

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Moreover, the appearance of the secretaire was against this theory.

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