secretaire

[ sek-ri-tair ]

/ ˌsɛk rɪˈtɛər /

any writing desk resembling a secretary.

Origin of secretaire

1810–20; < French secrétaire secretary

She got up and went back to the secretaire, as if trying to restrain herself.

The Fat and the Thin |Emile Zola
The soup stood on the secretaire for about fifteen minutes before Boursier started to eat it.

She Stands Accused |Victor MacClure
Don Camillo Monforte was searching among the papers of a secretaire.

The Bravo |J. Fenimore Cooper
And with a vague gesture he indicated the papers which lay in a disordered heap on his secretaire.

Petticoat Rule |Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

In the moment of peril, with rare presence of mind, she rushed to her secretaire, where her jewels were.

The Slaves of the Padishah |Mr Jkai

secretaire

/ (ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛə) /

an enclosed writing desk, usually having an upper cabinet section

C19: from French secrétaire; see secretary