buffet
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6.2
- noun
- /bəˈfeɪ/
:
aparador
- After dinner, they placed the leftover silverware in the buffet for safekeeping.
- buffet cupboard
- buffet table
- dining room buffet
So it's sort of moving a movable buffet and this is we think, the only other example of deliberate fire starting in any other Organism.
- So it's sort of moving a movable buffet and this is we think, the only other example of deliberate fire starting in any other Organism.
Examples
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What a lovely table, so close to the buffet.
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Now his money box sat beside the television set on the buffet table in our living room.
Fiction book (2002) -
That's my wife, over there by the buffet table.
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Titus suddenly noticed the buffet tables laid out at the far end of the room.
Fiction book (2001) -
A separate room or convenient buffet should be appropriated for refreshments.
Academic text (1993) -
The door to her apartment stands open behind her, and James can see the mahogany buffet filling the entryway.
Fiction book (1990) -
A rosewood table, a buffet, and sharp-edged chairs filled the dining area.
Fiction book (1998) -
A bouquet of balloons was tied to the buffet table, which would soon be filled with quiches and salads.
Fiction book (1993) -
The elegant buffet in the dining room stored our fine china and crystal.
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She arranged the dishes neatly in the buffet against the wall.
Synonyms
9
4.4
A cabinet with drawers and shelves for storing dishes and serving food
Compounds
3
1.6
A morning meal where you serve yourself from many foods like eggs, bread and fruit
How Much Storage
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buffet for the furniture comes from a French word buffet that meant a 'side table' or 'bench' where people kept dishes. So a modern buffet is a cupboard or 'sideboard' for plates, cutlery and linens.