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
It had the appearance of being a lady's secretaire or something of the kind.
From The Four Corners of the World by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Miss Roscoe had evidently opened it to get the paper and envelopes needed for the election, and had not yet had time to put it away in the drawers of her secretaire.
From The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story by Stanley Davis
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 Frances Eleanor Trollope
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