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/ˌɛskɹiˈtwɑː/ · noun
A writing desk with a hinged door that provides the writing surface..
To surprise him, by finding on his table the books he liked, or the escritoire he had occasion for, gave Louisa the most delightful moments life had hitherto afforded her;...
Fine promenades, domed saloons, long galleries, sunny balconies, confidential passages, bridal chambers, state-rooms plenty as pigeon-holes, and out-of-the-way retreats like secret drawers in an escritoire, present like facilities for publicity or privacy.
Rosemary sat at her Public Works Department escritoire, in a sea of fed cats, and tried to write a letter to Vythilingam.
Use escritoire when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Escritoire means A writing desk with a hinged door that provides the writing surface..
Common synonyms include bureau, secretary, secretary desk, secretaire.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To surprise him, by finding on his table the books he liked, or the escritoire he had occasion for, gave Louisa the most delightful moments life had hitherto afforded her;...
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