Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A piece of furniture made to occupy the corner of a room, especially an ornamental piece, as a cabinet, étagère, or the like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
armoire ,commode ,cabinet orcupboard made to fit a corner.
Etymologies
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From French encoignure.
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Examples
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Il avait quitté son encoignure et se promenait par le café, parlant haut, le verre à la main.
Le Petit Chose (part 1) Histoire d'un Enfant Alphonse Daudet 1868
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-- "Un golfe (gobb) est comme une encoignure et un détour que fait la mer en pénétrant dans le continens: les navires n'y sont pas sans péril particulièrement à l'égard du flux et reflux."
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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