Credenza
//kɹəˈdɛnzə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sideboard or buffet.
"Two credenze dating about the middle of the century, shown in Figures 135 and 136, illustrate the stage of excessive ornamentation of furniture reached about this time."
- 2 a kind of sideboard or buffet wordnet
- 3 A horizontal filing cabinet, typically placed behind a desk.
"I wandered over to his record collection, past his mantel displaying mid-century lighters, past his closet filled with trench coats and shoehorns, past his credenza stacked with pamphlets."
Synonyms
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More examples"Two credenze dating about the middle of the century, shown in Figures 135 and 136, illustrate the stage of excessive ornamentation of furniture reached about this time."
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian credenza. Doublet of credence.
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