chifforobe
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- noun
- /ˈʃɪfərˌoʊb/
- Archaic
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chifforobe
- Nola can hear him laughing and can see the angle of his paunch as he turns to go up on the porch, can hear the wooden screen slam softly behind him, and can make out the shadow of a chifforobe in the hall as he disappears behind it.
Examples
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Robinson, you're pretty good at busting up chifforobes and kindling with one hand, aren't you?
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A chifforobe.
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One day she asked me to come inside the fence, bust up a chifforobe for her.
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And she said to just step on the chair yonder and get that box down from on top of the chifforobe.
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There was this old chifforobe in the yard and I said, "You come in here, boy, and bust up this chifforobe and I'll give you a nickel."
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There was this old chifforobe in the yard and I said, "You come in here, boy, and bust up this chifforobe and I'll give you a nickel."
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"To Bert with love, Jocelyn" stood on his chifforobe.
Fiction book (1992) -
A wide-eyed Phoebe stood next to the tall chifforobe, clutching Temple's pelisse to her bosom.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mama pulled my dress from the chifforobe and buttoned me into it, dotted Swiss that fell to my ankles and a sash with ends that hung down my back. Then I found stockings and new shoes from Vicksburg.
Fiction book (1995) -
The vintage chifforobe in the corner has space for both hanging clothes and storing shoes.
How Spacious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chifforobe comes from joining the French word chiffonier and the English word wardrobe. A chiffonier was 'a small chest' and wardrobe is 'a place for hanging clothes', so a chifforobe is a single piece of furniture that has drawers and space to hang clothes.