a piece of furniture intended to stand at the side of a dining room, with drawers, cupboards, and shelves to hold silver, china, linen, etc
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side•board /ˈsaɪdˌbɔrd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Furniturea piece of furniture, as in a dining room, for holding plates, knives, forks, etc.
side•board
(sīd′bôrd′, -bōrd′),USA pronunciation n.
- Furniturea piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- a board forming a side or a part of a side;
sidepiece. - Slang Terms sideboards, See side whiskers.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see side1, board
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'sideboard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Welsh dresser
- buffet
- butler's sideboard
- cellaret
- court cupboard
- credenza
- dining room
- dresser
- hunt board