escritoire

[ es-kri-twahr ]

/ ˌɛs krɪˈtwɑr /

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noun

writing desk (def. 1).

Origin of escritoire

1605–15; <French, Middle French <Latin scrīptōrium.See scribe¹, -tory²

Words nearby escritoire

Escorial, escort, escort carrier, escort fighter, escribe, escritoire, escrow, escuage, Escudero, escudo, Escuintla

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Example sentences from the Web for escritoire

Ludgate thrust the unread accounts into his escritoire, and thought no more of the matter.
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
Ernest and myself were seated side by side by the escritoire.
Ernest Linwood|Caroline Lee Hentz
Vantrasson, as the man is called, knows the management of the house, and he will break open the escritoire and take the vial away.
Baron Trigault's Vengeance|Emile Gaboriau
This vast outpouring of literature called for more commodious writing-desks, and the escritoire or bureau is the natural result.
Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne|J. P. Blake

Her eyes fell on the escritoire with the sphinxes' heads, the guardian of the "souvenirs."
The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 (of 8)|Guy de Maupassant 1850-1893

British Dictionary definitions for escritoire

escritoire

/ (ˌɛskrɪˈtwɑː) /

noun

a writing desk with compartments and drawers, concealed by a hinged flap, on a chest of drawers or plain stand

Word Origin for escritoire

C18: from French, from Medieval Latin scriptōrium writing room in a monastery, from Latin scrībere to write

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单词	escritoire
释义	escritoire [ es-kri-twahr ] / ˌɛs krɪˈtwɑr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR escritoire ON THESAURUS.COM noun writing desk (def. 1). Origin of escritoire 1605–15; <French, Middle French <Latin scrīptōrium.See scribe¹, -tory² Words nearby escritoire Escorial, escort, escort carrier, escort fighter, escribe, escritoire, escrow, escuage, Escudero, escudo, Escuintla Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for escritoire Ludgate thrust the unread accounts into his escritoire, and thought no more of the matter. Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10)\|Maria Edgeworth Ernest and myself were seated side by side by the escritoire. Ernest Linwood\|Caroline Lee Hentz Vantrasson, as the man is called, knows the management of the house, and he will break open the escritoire and take the vial away. Baron Trigault's Vengeance\|Emile Gaboriau This vast outpouring of literature called for more commodious writing-desks, and the escritoire or bureau is the natural result. Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne\|J. P. Blake Her eyes fell on the escritoire with the sphinxes' heads, the guardian of the "souvenirs." The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 (of 8)\|Guy de Maupassant 1850-1893 British Dictionary definitions for escritoire escritoire / (ˌɛskrɪˈtwɑː) / noun a writing desk with compartments and drawers, concealed by a hinged flap, on a chest of drawers or plain stand Word Origin for escritoire C18: from French, from Medieval Latin scriptōrium writing room in a monastery, from Latin scrībere to write 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 escritoire davenport, secretary, writing table
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escritoire

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British Dictionary definitions for escritoire

noun

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