ébéniste

noun

An ebonist; a cabinetmaker who veneers furniture.

OriginFrench ébéniste →
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Meanings

nounébéniste (plural ébénistes)

plural ébénistes

  1. An ebonist; a cabinetmaker who veneers furniture.

    An interesting George III commode, c. 1772, by the Swedish-born ébéniste to the Prince of Wales, Christopher Fuhrlohg, has decoration in his inimitable marquetry depicting Erato and her Lyre […].

    1992, Malise Forbes Adam, Mary Mauchline, edited by Wendy Wassyng Roworth, Angelica Kauffman, Reaktion Books, published 1992, page 135

Origin

  1. Frenchébéniste
  2. Englishébéniste

From French ébéniste.

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APA

ébéniste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9b%C3%A9niste

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“ébéniste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9b%C3%A9niste. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ébéniste,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9b%C3%A9niste.

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