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Webster 1913 Edition


Chiffonier

{

Chifˊfo-nier′

,
fem.

Chifˊfo

-

nière′

, }
Noun.
[F.
chiffonnier
, fem.
chiffonnière
, 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.