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epergne

[ ih-purn, ey-pairn ]

noun

  1. an ornamental piece for the center of a table, for holding fruit, flowers, etc.


epergne

/ ɪˈpɜːn /

noun

  1. an ornamental centrepiece for a table: a stand with holders for sweetmeats, fruit, flowers, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epergne1

1755–65; perhaps < French épargne treasury, saving, noun derivative of épargner to save < Germanic; compare German sparen to save, spare
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epergne1

C18: probably from French épargne a saving, from épargner to economize, of Germanic origin; compare spare
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Example Sentences

Over at Shrubsole, I couldn’t look away from the contemporaneous Chinoiserie “epergne,” a botanically themed silver serving dish whose nine separate floating bowls are surmounted by a pagoda roof topped with a pineapple.

And presently I realized the long tables, and all that there was upon them, and was especially delighted to perceive some flowers mounted upon the epergnes.

There were also many other devices on the table, in silver baskets, vases, epergnes, porcelain figures, etc.; it was so crowded that our little dwarf could not have easily walked on the table this time.

Marquis and Marchioness Townshend, whose marriage had taken place a few weeks previously, were welcomed with great enthusiasm on their return to Rainham, and were presented by the tenantry with a handsome silver epergne. 9.—Mr.

From buttons to epergnes, we find this apparatus every where.

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