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Subject: Re: Chefoneese?
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 22:03:48 GMT


Hi Gary

Thanks. A lady in NZ described it as very likely a chiffonier,
commonly known as a sideboard with pretensions. <G>

Paul

On Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:42:45 -0800, you wrote:

>Isn't that a 7-drawer, narrow chest? The word has pretty much
>disappeared except in the American South. The correct term is
>"chiffonier/chiffonnier." It often came with a mirror on top.
>
>Gary Radcliffe
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