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English Dictionary: Chiffonier by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chiffonier
n
  1. a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: chiffonier, commode]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chiffonier \Chif`fo*nier"\, fem. Chiffo \Chif`fo\-ni8are
   \ni[8a]re"\, n. [F. chiffonnier, fem. chiffonni[8a]re, fr.
      chiffon rag, fr. chiffe a rag, flimsy cloth.]
      1. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
  
      2. A receptacle for rags or shreds.
  
      3. A movable and ornamental closet or piece of furniture with
            shelves or drawers. --G. Eliot.
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