Chiffonier

"Let the 'chiffonier' do the work," said Walter, with a laugh. ❋ Margaret Penrose (N/A)

Mr.. Metford had sold the car and discharged the "chiffonier," and Mr. Metford had returned to his ancient and honourable calling of coal freighter. ❋ Robert J. C. Stead (1919)

IN the dining room I took my place between the chiffonier and the Louis XIV chair. ❋ Kate Morton (2008)

Mr. Micawber had a few books on a little chiffonier, which he called the library; and those went first. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Incident: an ancient, wizened waiter was quietly polishing silver cutlery and putting it away the open drawer of a massive Victorian chiffonier when the drawer fell out and crashed onto the parquetry floor with an explosion that would have deafened an F1 driver. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But when they came downstairs the Park people were not in the room — the woollen garment was still on the table (how they plunged it into the chiffonier!) — and the only visitor was ❋ Unknown (2006)

Duardo took the empty flute from her fingers and placed it with his own on a nearby chiffonier. ❋ Bianchin, Helen (2006)

“Of course,” said Dangle, taking his straw hat from the shade over the stuffed bird on the chiffonier and turning towards the door. ❋ Herbert George (2006)

From the chiffonier had gone the knick-knacks of silver and plate. ❋ Unknown (2004)

He lay for hours under the lodging-house chiffonier. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Street, when Mrs. Browning came in dressed for walking and called him from under the chiffonier. ❋ Unknown (2004)

She saw me take these letters and cards out of that trunk of yours in your room and from the top drawer of your chiffonier. ❋ Unknown (2004)

It was very poorly furnished; but there was something of the dainty neatness of the woman who inhabited it in the arrangement of the few poor ornaments on the chimney-piece, in the one or two prettily bound volumes on the chiffonier, in the flowers on the table, and the modest little work-basket in the window. ❋ Unknown (2003)

This is only a maid hunting for something — she lifts a heap from a chair — Not there; another heap, the dressing-table, the chiffonier drawers. ❋ Unknown (2003)

She goes to the chiffonier, looks in the drawers, hesitates — then to the desk whence she takes the cigarette-case and extracts one. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The telltale spelling and copy-books were flung into the drawer of the chiffonier, and the key was turned on them. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I went in out of curiosity, you know, and there is a small chiffonier and a dressing table. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Johnson went to the chiffonier, got out a letter and tore off the back sheet. ❋ Unknown (2003)

She turned away, and calculated whether there would be room to lay him on the floor, between the couch and the chiffonier. ❋ Unknown (2003)

He was [picking up] my personal [stuff off] my [desk] and chiffonier. ❋ Joodi (2014)