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

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

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

The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.

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

He limped to a secretaire, and opened a drawer.

From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Tracy, Louis