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;...
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Escritoire
//ˌɛskɹiˈtwɑː//
Synonyms for "escritoire" (17 found)
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13 translations across 9 languages.
Czech
1 entries- sekretář noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
German
1 entries- ausklappbarer Schreibsekretär noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִכְתָּבָה noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
Hungarian
1 entries- szekreter noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
Icelandic
2 entries- skatthol noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
- skrifborð noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
Italian
1 entries- scrittoio noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
Spanish
2 entries- escribanía noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
- escritorio noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
Swedish
1 entries- sekretär noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
Turkish
3 entries- yazak noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
- yazı masası noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
- yazıhane noun (A writing desk with a hinged door)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Fine promenades, domed saloons, long galleries, sunny balconies, confidential passages, bridal chambers, state-rooms plenty as pigeon-holes, and out-of-the-way retreats like secret drawers in an escritoire, present like facilities for publicity or privacy.
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Rosemary sat at her Public Works Department escritoire, in a sea of fed cats, and tried to write a letter to Vythilingam.
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