Main Entry:

éta·gère

Variant(s):

or eta·gere \ˌā-ˌtä-ˈzher, -tə-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Middle French estagiere, from estage floor of a building, station, from Old French — more at stage

Date:

1840

: a piece of furniture consisting of a set of open shelves for displaying small objects and sometimes having an enclosed cabinet as a base

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