encoignure
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French encoignure.
Noun
encoignure (plural encoignures)
- A small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.
- The delightful Louis Quinze or Louis Seize encoignure in lacquer or in mahogany elaborately mounted in gilded bronze is not the least alluring piece of the great period of French furniture.
Further reading
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
From encoigner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃kwaɲyʁ/
Noun
encoignure f (plural encoignures)
Further reading
- “encoignure” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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