chiffonier


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chiffonier /ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə/
noun
  • 1 Brit. a low cupboard either used as a sideboard or with a raised bookshelf on top.
  • 2 N. Amer. a tall chest of drawers.
– origin C18: from Fr. chiffonnier, chiffonnière, lit. ‘ragpicker’, also denoting a chest of drawers for oddments.
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