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encoignure

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[en-kon-yer, -koin-, ahn-, ahn-kaw-nyyr] / ɛnˈkɒn yər, -ˈkɔɪn-, ɑn-, ɑ̃ kɔˈnyür /

noun

French Furniture.

plural

encoignures

  1. a low corner cabinet.

Etymology

Origin of encoignure

First recorded in 1840–50; from French: literally, “angle formed by the joining of two walls; corner”; see origin at en- 1, coign, -ure

Example Sentences

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The word is now chiefly used to designate a small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner; a chaise encoignure is called in English a three-cornered chair.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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