Chiffonier

Quick meaning: Chiffonier is a noun meaning A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.

Meaning

A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.

More Meanings

1. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
2. A receptacle for rags or shreds.

Example Sentences

From the half-open drawers of this chiffonnier hung laces, ribands, stockings, ladies' underclothing and an abdominal brace, which gave the impression that the feminine finery had suffered venery.

He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own.

"There is nothing of the kind even within view," cried Helen, warmly, "nor any one object that could offend the most fastidious eye, as Mrs. Palmer observed; a duchess might delight in it; every thing is so clean without, and so good within: such beautiful carpets and rugs to match! such handsome chiffoniers, and elegant books!.

Word Forms

• chiffoniers
• chiffonnier

Synonyms for chiffonier

Depending on context, synonyms include cheffonier, commode.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include commode, bureau, chiffonnier, cheffonier, chiffarobe, dresser.

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