What does secretaire mean?
Secretaire means A kind of writing desk (a secretary)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A kind of writing desk (a secretary)..
The table was covered with a confusion of papers, books, pamphlets, all heaped upon one another pell-mell; and an open secretaire against the wall, was chokeful of the same litter; manuscripts, books in yellow-paper covers, books in smart bindings, books in shabby bindings, stuffed in anyhow, one on the top of the other, sideways, longways, endways; a row of pigeon-holes gorged with papers in the background.
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Secretaire means A kind of writing desk (a secretary)..
Common synonyms include escritoire, secretary, writing table.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The table was covered with a confusion of papers, books, pamphlets, all heaped upon one another pell-mell; and an open secretaire against the wall, was chokeful of the same litter; manuscripts, books in yellow-paper covers, books in smart bindings, books in shabby bindings, stuffed in anyhow, one on the top of the other, sideways, longways, endways; a row of pigeon-holes gorged with papers in the background.
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