chiffonier.
A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
Meaning & usage
A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
A receptacle for rags or shreds.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kippōną Proto-West Germanic *kippōn Old English *ċippiander. Old English ċipp Middle English chippebor. Old French chippe Middle French chiffe French chiffe Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Middle French -on French -on French chiffon Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -er French -ier French chiffonnierbor. English chiffonier Borrowed from French chiffonnier.
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