étagère

[ ey-tah-zhair, ey-tuh-; French ey-ta-zher ]
/ ˌeɪ tɑˈʒɛər, ˌeɪ tə-; French eɪ taˈʒɛr /

noun, plural é·ta·gères [ey-tah-zhairz; ey-tuh-; French ey-ta-zher] /ˌeɪ tɑˈʒɛərz; ˌeɪ tə-; French eɪ taˈʒɛr/.

a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.
Also e·ta·gere [ey-tah-zhair, ey-tuh-] /ˌeɪ tɑˈʒɛər, ˌeɪ tə-/.

Origin of étagère

Borrowed into English from French around 1850–55

Words nearby étagère

épinal, épinglé, épée, épéeist, équipe, étagère, étape, étienne, étoile, étouffée, étrier

Example sentences from the Web for etagere

  • The lustres of the chandelier are bright, and clusters of rubies leap in the bohemian glasses on the 'etagere'.

    Men, Women and Ghosts |Amy Lowell

  • Not a single chair, table, sofa, etagere or console had been left in the state rooms of the Intendencia.

    Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard |Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for etagere

étagère
/ French (etaʒɛr) /

noun

a stand with open shelves for displaying ornaments, etc

Word Origin for étagère

C19: from French, from étage shelf; see stage