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guéridon
(ˈgɛrɪdən, ‖ geridɔ̃)
[Fr.]
A small ornamental table or stand, usually ornately carved.
1853C. Brontë Villette xliii. 329 In one corner appeared a guéridon with a marble top, and upon it a work-box. 1938Burlington Mag. May 227/1 Candlesticks..could be placed on ‘guéridons’, nowadays usually called ‘torchères’. 1955Times 7 July 5/7 {pstlg}340 for a pair of early Georgian carved gilt and painted wood guéridon, resting on carved tripods terminating in claw-and-ball feet (4 ft. high). 1967M. Ward Du Barry Inheritance xii. 184 The Empress Josephine..particularly cherished the Sèvres porcelain guéridon. |