encoignure

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French encoignure.

Noun

encoignure (plural encoignures)

A small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.
The delightful Louis Quinze or Louis Seize encoignure in lacquer or in mahogany elaborately mounted in gilded bronze is not the least alluring piece of the great period of French furniture.

Further reading

encoignure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

neurogenic

French

Etymology

From encoigner.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃kwaɲyʁ/

Noun

encoignure f (plural encoignures)

Further reading

“encoignure” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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