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Escritoire

//ˌɛskɹiˈtwɑː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A writing desk with a hinged door that provides the writing surface.

    "To surprise him, by finding on his table the books he liked, or the escritoire he had occasion for, gave Louisa the most delightful moments life had hitherto afforded her;..."

  2. 2
    a desk used for writing wordnet

Etymology

From French, from escrire, obsolete form of écrire + -oire, indicating a tool or object. Doublet of scriptorium.

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