nounWord forms: plural-dons (-ˌdɑnz, French -ˈdɔ̃)
French Furniture
a small table or stand, as for holding a candelabrum
Word origin
[1850–55; ‹ F guéridon, after the proper name Guéridon]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, clear-cut, cloakroom, headhunting, segue