secretaire

[ sek-ri-tair ]

/ ˌsɛk rɪˈtɛər /

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noun French Furniture.

any writing desk resembling a secretary.

Nearby words

secret service, secret society, secreta, secretagog, secretagogue, secretaire, secretarial, secretariat, secretary, secretary bird, secretary of defense

Origin of secretaire

1810–20; < French secrétaire secretary

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Examples from the Web for secretaire

She got up and went back to the secretaire, as if trying to restrain herself.
The Fat and the Thin|Emile Zola
The soup stood on the secretaire for about fifteen minutes before Boursier started to eat it.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure
Don Camillo Monforte was searching among the papers of a secretaire.
The Bravo|J. Fenimore Cooper
And with a vague gesture he indicated the papers which lay in a disordered heap on his secretaire.
Petticoat Rule|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

In the moment of peril, with rare presence of mind, she rushed to her secretaire, where her jewels were.
The Slaves of the Padishah|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for secretaire

secretaire

/ (ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛə) /

noun

an enclosed writing desk, usually having an upper cabinet section

Word Origin for secretaire

C19: from French secrétaire; see secretary

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secretaire

noun French Furniture.

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secretaire

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