secretaire

[ sek-ri-tair ]

/ ˌsɛk rɪˈtɛər /

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noun French Furniture.

any writing desk resembling a secretary.

Origin of secretaire

1810–20; <French secrétairesecretary

Words nearby secretaire

secret, secreta, secret agent, secretagog, secretagogue, secretaire, Secrétan's syndrome, secretarial, secretariat, secretary, secretary bird

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Example sentences from the Web for secretaire

She got up and went back to the secretaire, as if trying to restrain herself.
The Fat and the Thin|Emile Zola
The soup stood on the secretaire for about fifteen minutes before Boursier started to eat it.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure
Don Camillo Monforte was searching among the papers of a secretaire.
The Bravo|J. Fenimore Cooper
And with a vague gesture he indicated the papers which lay in a disordered heap on his secretaire.
Petticoat Rule|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

In the moment of peril, with rare presence of mind, she rushed to her secretaire, where her jewels were.
The Slaves of the Padishah|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for secretaire

secretaire

/ (ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛə) /

noun

an enclosed writing desk, usually having an upper cabinet section

Word Origin for secretaire

C19: from French secrétaire; see secretary

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单词	secretaire
释义	secretaire [ sek-ri-tair ] / ˌsɛk rɪˈtɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR secretaire ON THESAURUS.COM noun French Furniture. any writing desk resembling a secretary. Origin of secretaire 1810–20; <French secrétairesecretary Words nearby secretaire secret, secreta, secret agent, secretagog, secretagogue, secretaire, Secrétan's syndrome, secretarial, secretariat, secretary, secretary bird Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for secretaire She got up and went back to the secretaire, as if trying to restrain herself. The Fat and the Thin\|Emile Zola The soup stood on the secretaire for about fifteen minutes before Boursier started to eat it. She Stands Accused\|Victor MacClure Don Camillo Monforte was searching among the papers of a secretaire. The Bravo\|J. Fenimore Cooper And with a vague gesture he indicated the papers which lay in a disordered heap on his secretaire. Petticoat Rule\|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy In the moment of peril, with rare presence of mind, she rushed to her secretaire, where her jewels were. The Slaves of the Padishah\|Mr Jkai British Dictionary definitions for secretaire secretaire / (ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛə) / noun an enclosed writing desk, usually having an upper cabinet section Word Origin for secretaire C19: from French secrétaire; see secretary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to secretaire bureau, davenport, escritoire, writing desk, writing table, desk, secretary, roll-top desk
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secretaire

noun French Furniture.

Origin of secretaire

Words nearby secretaire

Example sentences from the Web for secretaire

British Dictionary definitions for secretaire

noun

Word Origin for secretaire

Words related to secretaire