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

A secretaire, littered over with papers and bright with silver ornaments, had its back to the seaward wall; a round window, cut in the rock above it, stood hidden by curtains of the richest brocade.

From The House Under the Sea A Romance by Pemberton, Max, Sir

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

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