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sideboard


side·board

noun \ˈsīd-ˌbrd\

Definition of SIDEBOARD

1
: a piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for holding articles of table service
2
sideboards plural British : sideburns

Examples of SIDEBOARD

  1. <all of the silverware was kept in the sideboard>

Illustration of SIDEBOARD

First Known Use of SIDEBOARD

1671

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