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What (who) is Escritoire - definition
DRAWERS TOPPED BY A DESK WITH A HINGED DESKTOP SURFACE, USUALLY TOPPED BY A BOOKCASE
Escritoire
escritoire
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¦ noun a small writing desk with drawers and compartments.
Origin
C16: from Fr., from med. L. scriptorium (see scriptorium).
Escritoire
·noun A piece of furniture used as a writing table, commonly with drawers, pigeonholes, and the like; a secretary or writing desk.
escritoire
n.
[Fr.] Writing-desk, secretary.
Wikipedia
Secretary desk
A secretary desk or escritoire is made of a base of wide drawers topped by a desk with a hinged desktop surface, which is in turn topped by a bookcase usually closed with a pair of doors, often made of glass. The whole is usually a single, tall and heavy piece of furniture.
Examples of use of Escritoire
1. Furnishings are in exquisite taste, from the silk damask covered armchairs to a Louis XIV escritoire or writing desk.