épergne

A form of epergne — A table centerpiece, usually made of silver, generally consisting of a central bowl with radiating dishes or holders.

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Meanings

nounépergne (plural épergnes)

plural épergnes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of epergne.

    They made there, on the breakfast-table, a patch, as it were, of mosaic among the silver chafing dishes, silver épergnes filled with peaches in pyramids, and great silver rose-bowls […].

    1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 80
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APA

épergne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9pergne

MLA

“épergne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9pergne. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “épergne,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9pergne.

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