etagere
pronunciation
How to pronounce etagere in British English:
UK [eɪtɪd'ʒeə]
How to pronounce etagere in American English:
US [eɪtɪd'ʒer]
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- Noun:
- a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments
Word Origin
- etagere (n.)
- ornamental piece of furniture consisting of ranks of open shelves to display knick-knacks, etc., 1858, from French étagère (15c.), from étage "shelf, story, abode, stage, floor" (11c., Old French estage), from Vulgar Latin *staticum, from Latin statio "station, post, residence" (see station (n.)).