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Meaning of "encoignure" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENCOIGNURE

encoignure  [ɑ̃kɔɲyr] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENCOIGNURE

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Encoignure is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENCOIGNURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

encoignure

Encoignure

Encoignure is a type of furniture located in a corner of a room. In French, it literally means the angle, or return, formed by the junction of two walls. Since the 20th century, the word is chiefly used to designate a small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner. A chair placed in a corner is referred to as a chaise encoignure. Originally the object comes from France, hence the name, famous pieces by Louis Quinze or Louis Seize in lacquer or in mahogany, elaborately mounted in gilded bronze, are delightfully alluring pieces from the period of grand French furniture. It was made in a vast variety of forms but is strictly limited by its destination. As a rule these delicate and dainty pieces were in pairs and placed in opposite angles; frequently the tops were finished in expensive colored marble.

Definition of encoignure in the English dictionary

The definition of encoignure in the dictionary is an ornamental piece of furniture designed to fit in a corner.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENCOIGNURE

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encore
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ENCOIGNURE

conure
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Synonyms and antonyms of encoignure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «encoignure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENCOIGNURE

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Translator English - Chinese

encoignure
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encoignure
570 millions of speakers

English

encoignure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

encoignure
380 millions of speakers
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encoignure
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

encoignure
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encoignure
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

encoignure
260 millions of speakers

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encoignure
220 millions of speakers

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Encoignure
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

encoignure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

encoignure
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

encoignure
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Encoignure
85 millions of speakers
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encoignure
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Translator English - Tamil

encoignure
75 millions of speakers

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एनक्जिइनर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

encoignure
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

encoignure
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

encoignure
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

encoignure
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

encoignure
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

encoignure
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

encoignure
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

encoignure
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encoignure
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Trends of use of encoignure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCOIGNURE»

The term «encoignure» is normally little used and occupies the 128.636 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCOIGNURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «encoignure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «encoignure» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about encoignure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENCOIGNURE»

Discover the use of encoignure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to encoignure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wrightsman Collection. Vols. 1 and 2, Furniture, Gilt ...
Les Fauteuils en cabriolet sont les Siéges les plus à la mode à present” (he was writing about I770). encoignure a corner cupboard, and more generally and correctly referred to in the eighteenth century as an armoire d'encoignure.
F. B. J. Watson
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Oeuvres de Charles Dickens
... passant rapidement surles rideaux, montrèrent que ceux de l'intérieur s'étaient levés de leursbonnes places ets'occupaient d'enfaire une pourle serrurier dans l' encoignure la plus confortable (illa connaissait trop bien,cette encoignure), ...
Charles Dickens
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Honoré Lannuier, Cabinet Maker from Paris: The Life and Work ...
3 label on the inner surface of a rear rail of encoignure (196o.17.2) Mahogany veneer, mahogany, gilded gesso and vert antique, gilded brass, die-stamped brass borders, marble, looking-glass plate; secondary woods: [mahogany, white pine, ...
Peter M. Kenny, Frances F. Bretter, 1998
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Furniture Design
From upper left to right; table (1755–1760), armoire (1750– 1760), a pair of corner cabinets (1750), secretary(1750), hall clock (1750), secretary (1770), transformable bureau, encoignure (1730–40), encoignure (1730–1740), commode ...
Jim Postell, 2012
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Oeuvres de Octave Mirbeau
Je craignis del'avoir froissée. – Qu'astu, maJuliette ?... luidemandaije... Pourquoi estu comme ça ?...T'aije faitde lapeine ? Et Juliette, désolée, navrée, gémissait : – L'encoignure, mon chéri !... l'encoignure dusalonque nous avons oubliée.
Octave Mirbeau, 2013
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The Houses and Collections of the Marquis de Marigny
Item une encoignure de bois de placage à Trois Tablettes de marbre et un battan prisée quinze Livres Cy 15. [59] 62. Item deux petits rideaux de Croisée en deux parties Chacune de Toile blanche prisés quatorze Livres Cy 14. [60] 63.
Alden R. Gordon, Carolyne Ayçaguer-Ron, Maria Leilani Gilbert, 2003
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Oeuvres de Gaston Leroux
J'avais eu à peine le temps de me glisser auprès de Rouletabille, dans l' encoignure de la tour et du parapet, poste d'observation qu'il n'avaitpoint quitté, que nous entendions distinctement la porte dela Tour Carréequi tournait avec précaution ...
Gaston Leroux, 2013
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Furniture-Making: Chair-Making, Bodging, Cabinet Making, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
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Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, ...
(VM) <Loc: VM, Da84> encœurer òsee acœurer encoignure (enconnure) [äk5jyr, äkänyr] n.f. 1 angle 2 corner <Loc.' SM, Da84> encombrement [äkñbremñ] n.m. encumbrance, obstruction, clutter <Loc: Da84> enconnure Osee encoignure ...
Albert Valdman, Kevin J. Rottet, 2009
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Louis XVI furniture
CORNER-CUPBOARD (encoignure). Versailles. H: 39J; W: 41J; D: 27J. Veneered with satin- wood, tulip-wood, purple-wood, etc., with a marquetry of trellis design enclosing water- lilies. This corner-cupboard and its pair are unstamped but ...
Francis John Bagott Watson, 1960

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENCOIGNURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term encoignure is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yoga au bureau : 4 exercices pour retrouver sa sérénité au travail
Le dos : à l'inspiration, contractez votre dos avec l'idée de vous faire le mois épais possible, comme si vous vouliez passer par l'encoignure ... «Terrafemina, Apr 15»
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Spring Estates Auction
Fine Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Commode en Encoignure, early 20th c., w. 76¼ in. NEAL AUCTION COMPANY Auctioneers & Appraisers of ... «Maine Antique Digest, Mar 15»
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Œil pour œil, cercueil pour cercueil
A ce titre, le spectateur assiste à une véritable succession de plis entre l'encoignure de l'encadrement de la porte et l'arête de cette porte ... «Revues.org, Jun 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Encoignure [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/encoignure>. May 2024 ».
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