secretaire

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Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

The independent judicial officer heard evidence and submissions from Fillol, who pleaded guilty, from the Stade Francais Paris secretaire general, Cedric Boudarel, and from the club's legal counsel.

From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2013

But, Gibbs, it will not, I think, be any part of your duty to mention to any one at present the losses I have spoken of from my secretaire.

From A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

It whetted her suspicious curiosity to find the secretaire always carefully locked, ever since her discovery of Miss Bodkin's note there.

From A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

She walked to her little secretaire, opened it and pulled out a drawer.

From The Angel of Terror by Wallace, Edgar