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escritoire

es·cri·toire [ èskri twr ] (plural es·cri·toires)


noun 
Definition:
 
writing desk: a writing desk, often with a hinged flap that conceals drawers and pigeonholes

[Late 16th century. Via Old French, "writing box" < medieval Latin scriptorium (see scriptorium)]
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