Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chiffonier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chiffonier \Chif`fo*nier"\, fem. Chiffo \Chif`fo\-niere
\ni[`e]re"\, n. [F. chiffonnier, fem. chiffonni[`e]re, fr.
chiffon rag, fr. chiffe a rag, flimsy cloth.]
1. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
2. A receptacle for rags or shreds.
3. A movable and ornamental closet or piece of furniture with
shelves or drawers. --G. Eliot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chiffonier
n : a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: {commode}]
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