credenzan.
/krᵻˈdɛnzə/, U.S. /krəˈdɛnzə/ A sideboard, free-standing cupboard, or storage chest, originally Italian or of Italian style. Now also (U.S.): spec. a small storage unit for an office or study. Cf. buffet n.3 1a, credence n. 7.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > sideboard > [noun]
dresser1352
dresser board1352
cupboardc1380
dressing board1380
dressing knife boarda1425
sideboard?c1663
buffet1718
abacus1785
credenza1834
1700 P. Danet Compl. Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Abaχ It signifies also a cupboard, which the Italians call Credenza, upon which were placed in order the Pots, Glasses, and the Dessert of a Feast.]
1834 F. Shelley Diary 24 May (1913) II. xii. 238 An old wardrobe, which the custode called Petrarch's credenza—or buffet—is preserved here.
1851 Mrs. J. Foster tr. G. Vasari Lives of Artists IV. 404 For the Credenza or Beaufet of the Duke, he made certain other drinking-cups.
1880 J. H. Shorthouse John Inglesant xxviii Below and beside these were credenzas and cabinets upon which luxury and art had lavished every costly device and material.
1921 M. E. Herrick tr. W. von Bode Ital. Renaissance Furnit. 17 The credenza only, is for the Italian the favorite piece.
1949 Pop. Mech. Oct. 202/1 With the table and chairs completed.., you should be ready to tackle the more pretentious pieces of the dining-room group—the credenza and the china cabinet.
1961 M. Levy Studio Dict. Art Terms Credenza painting, a decorative painting on a buffet or sideboard.
1983 InfoWorld 13 June 64/1 (advt.) Silent, compact and modular, the Eagle PC is small enough to fit on a credenza.
2006 D. Mendelsohn Lost (2008) ii. 214 She then went to the credenza and took down a dusty bottle of what she described as Soviet-era champagne.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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