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encoignure

encoignure

English

Noun

encoignure (plural encoignures)

  1. 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.

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French

Etymology

From encoigner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃kwaɲyʁ/

Noun

encoignure f (plural encoignures)

  1. corner
  2. threshold
  3. encoignure