Meaning & use
chiffonier furniture
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UK/ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə ˌfɜːnɪtʃə/
US/ˌʃɪfəˈnɪr ˌfɜrnɪtʃər/
Meaning
noununcountable
Tall, narrow wooden furniture with drawers or shelves, used for storing clothes or small items.
Grammar: Names a type or style of furniture, so it has no plural form.
Patterns
- a piece of chiffonier furniture
- chiffonier furniture in a bedroom
The antique shop specializes in chiffonier furniture from the 1800s.
They filled the hallway with dark chiffonier furniture.
Common combinations
- antique chiffonier furniture
- Antique chiffonier furniture sells well at auction.
- a piece of chiffonier furniture
- A tall piece of chiffonier furniture stood against the wall.
- polished chiffonier furniture
- The polished chiffonier furniture gleamed in the lamplight.
Synonyms and how they differ
- dresser
- A dresser is a more common everyday word for similar storage furniture, often with a mirror.
- chest of drawers
- This is the usual modern term for a piece with drawers, without the tall narrow shape.
Word family
- chiffonier noun
- A single piece of this tall, narrow storage furniture.
Commonly confused: chiffonier furniture or chiffon?
chiffonier furniture vs chiffon
Chiffon is a light, sheer fabric, not a kind of furniture.
Practice
Chiffonier furniture ______ usually made of dark wood in the nineteenth century.
Choose one answer.
'Furniture' is uncountable and singular here, so the past singular 'was' fits; 'were' and 'are' are plural and do not agree.
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