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

And with a vague gesture he indicated the papers which lay in a disordered heap on his secretaire.

From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

Once she got out of the room, she made a dash for a shadowy corner made by an old ormolu secretaire between the two doors.

From Polly's Business Venture by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

The little secretaire stood on a table at one side of it.

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