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

I still thought the parchment I spoke of might be the missing one," she explained, "and when I got home I looked in papa's secretaire.

From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

Then she pulled out a bunch of keys from her pocket, and tried them, one after the other, on the lock of the secretaire.

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