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writing cabinet
writing cabinet n. a piece of furniture in which a writing desk (esp. one that folds down or slides out when in use) is combined with drawers and shelves to hold stationery, documents, etc.; (sometimes) the upper part of such a piece of furniture, housing the desk or writing surface, pigeonholes, small drawers, etc.
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1803 T. Sheraton Cabinet Dict. 303 Scrutoir, an old word for what we now term a secretary, or writing cabinet.
1819 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 27 Apr. (advt.) In front of the rooms, at 1 o'clock 6 elegant mahogany bureaus; 2 sideboards; 1 writing cabinet; 4 breakfast and card tables; and a variety of other articles.
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 758 Monocleid writing cabinet... The whole of the drawers, closets, and partitions may be opened by one lock.
1955 R. Fastnedge Eng. Furnit. Styles iii. 87 Small walnut and marquetry fall-front writing cabinets on chests of drawers or stands.
2003 Country Life 30 Jan. 76/1 The writing cabinet shown here..probably began its strange and eventful life in late-17th-century Holland.
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