encoignure

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encoignure

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Borrowed from French encoignure.

noun encoignures

A small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner. The delightful Louis Quinze or Louis Seize encoignure in lacquer or in mahogany elaborately mounted in gilded bronze is not the least alluring piece of the great period of French furniture.

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"encoignure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/encoignure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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encoignure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/encoignure

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"encoignure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/encoignure.

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@misc{encoignure_2026,
  title = {encoignure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/encoignure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}