semainier

American  

[suh-men-yey, suh-me-nyey] / səˈmɛn yeɪ, sə mɛˈnyeɪ /

noun

French Furniture.

semainiers plural

1. a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.

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Inflected Forms

noun

• semainiers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of semainier

< French, equivalent to semaine week < Late Latin septimāna, noun use of feminine of Latin septimānus of seven (derivative of septem seven; see -an) + French -ier -ier ²