Meaning & use
Escritoire
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a writing desk, especially an ornate or antique one with drawers and compartments.
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She kept her letters locked in the drawer of an antique escritoire.
The museum displayed a beautifully carved 18th-century escritoire.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French, ultimately from Latin "scriptorium," a place for writing.
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writing desksecretary desk
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