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‖ bonheur du jour|bɔnœr dy ʒur|
[Fr.]
A small writing-table or desk, sometimes fitted to hold toilet accessories.
1878F. B. Palliser tr. Jacquemart's Hist. Furnit. i. iii. 66 In small objects for ladies, such as ‘bonheurs-du-jour’ étagères, work-tables, nothing more elegant can be seen. 1902Provisional Catal. Furnit. etc. in Wallace Coll. 283 Small Bureau of the ‘Bonheur du Jour’ type, in marqueterie of various natural and stained woods. 1926H. Schmitz Encycl. Furnit. xxii. 53 The writing-table for ladies, known as the bonheur du jour, receives a rectangular upper part, the panels of which imitate book backs. 1955Times 21 May 5/4 A magnificent Louis XVI black lacquer bonheur-du-jour, on slightly square, curved and tapering legs. 1967Times 7 Mar. 21/5 (Advt.), A Hepplewhite bonheur du jour. |