encoignure

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noun

A small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.

“The delightful Louis Quinze or Louis Seize encoignure in lacquer or in mahogany elaborately mounted in gilded bronze is not the least alluring piece of the great period of French furniture.”

OriginFrench encoignure →
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Meanings

nounencoignure (plural encoignures)

plural encoignures

  1. A small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.

    The delightful Louis Quinze or Louis Seize encoignure in lacquer or in mahogany elaborately mounted in gilded bronze is not the least alluring piece of the great period of French furniture.

Origin

  1. Frenchencoignure
  2. Englishencoignure

Borrowed from French encoignure.

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APA

encoignure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encoignure

MLA

“encoignure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encoignure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encoignure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encoignure.

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