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

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

The little study beyond must be visited, and here are Miss Adeline Sergeant's secretaire and library.

From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Black, Helen C.

Then the nurse went to the dressing-table and took the watch with its chain and pendant key, and opened the drawer in the secretaire.

From Notwithstanding by Cholmondeley, Mary