secretaire

Example Sentences

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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

She had closed and locked the secretaire and she handed the man the key.

From The Green Rust by Wallace, Edgar

For on the next morning, when he entered his private room at the office, his first action was to try the little secretaire, which was unlocked.

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

At breakfast the next morning he was charming, wrote me a cheque for the money, sitting in a gilt chair and writing on a Louis Seize secretaire.

From Aliens by McFee, William