etagere

étagère

noun eh-tah-ZHEHR Rare

Origin: From French étagère, an open tiered shelf unit.

Also means

display shelf unit

Usage Note

Etagere (also spelled étagère in Italian texts) is a French loanword for a freestanding open shelving unit with multiple tiers used to display objects. It is invariable in Italian (un'etagere, due etagere). The word belongs to interior-design and antiques vocabulary; everyday speakers more often say scaffale (shelf) or libreria (bookcase).

Examples

"L'etagere era piena di soprammobili."

Natural Translation

The étagère was full of ornaments.

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