sideboard
Americannoun
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a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
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Slang. sideboards, side whiskers.
noun
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A massive Ruhlmann sideboard, first made in 1920, is inlaid with an ivory marquetry pattern that suggests—to me, least—soap bubbles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Invicta resident David Bond is a council tenant, and proud of his military service in Cold War Germany, signified by two model tanks carefully displayed on his sideboard.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024
But as so often happens, a tipple that initially made matrons clutch their pearls quickly became a regular feature on the society sideboard, and this John Collins-Tom Collins became a classic.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
He specializes in restoring midcentury items, such as a sideboard by the Danish designer Ib Kofod-Larsen and a dressing table by the British design company Archie Shine.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023
She picks up a sterling fork from the sideboard, thrums her index finger along the tines.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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