escritoire

UK: /ˌɛskrɪˈtwɑː/ US: (es′kri twär′)

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es•cri•toire  (es′kri twär′), n. 

1. Furniture See writing desk (def. 1).

• Latin scrīptōrium. See scribe¹, -tory²
• French, Middle French
• 1605–15

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escritoire / ˌɛskrɪˈtwɑː/, ecritoire / ˌeɪkrɪˈtwɑː/ noun

1. a writing desk with compartments and drawers, concealed by a hinged flap, on a chest of drawers or plain stand

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Medieval Latin scriptōrium writing room in a monastery, from Latin scrībere to write