étagères

noun

variants or etageres
plural of étagère
as in bookcases

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  1. chests
  2. cabinets
  3. secretaries
  4. sideboards
Noun
  • Three women lay passed out on the sidewalk, their chests slowly rising and falling, while fellow addicts stepped over them and dealers made sales.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Made from fabric with light compression, the tops sculpt the waist and provide ample support for larger chests—without the need for a bra.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Definition of chests
Noun
  • Important documents get buried in inboxes and filing cabinets.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 July 2026
  • Specifically, the cabinets, in the form of tiny, decorative perforations.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
Definition of cabinets
Noun
  • If the bill passes, the state would add four deputy attorneys general, a legal analyst and three legal secretaries to do that work, according to a legislative analyst’s report.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Like other independent agencies, the EAC is designed to operate outside the direct control of the President or his Cabinet secretaries and maintain a degree of autonomy from the executive branch.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of secretaries
Noun
  • The antiques market isn't all Federal mirrors and midcentury sideboards.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
  • Light and airy chiffon cakes have been gracing Southern sideboards since the 1920s, and this is our Test Kitchen's latest iteration of the vintage confection.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of sideboards
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“étagères.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9tag%C3%A8res. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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