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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A buffet, sideboard, or bookcase, especially one without legs.
  2. n. A piece of office furniture having a long flat top and usually file drawers.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A sideboard or buffet.
  2. n. a horizontal filing cabinet, typically placed behind a desk.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. a credence{3}.
  2. n. a buffet or sideboard similar to a credence{4}, especially one without legs.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a kind of sideboard or buffet

Etymologies

  1. Italian, from Medieval Latin crēdentia, trust (possibly from the practice of placing food and drink on a sideboard to be tasted by a servant before being served to ensure that it contained no poison); see credence. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “The Vissy credenza is an absolutely gorgeous piece of furniture designed by Frag Woodall.”

    Modern Furniture MODUL 011 Sideboard

  • “The ‘Vissy’ credenza is finished in high gloss two-pac polyurethane, and it has changeable sliding doors (timber or fabric covered), enabling adaptability to changing seasons and environments.”

    Modern Furniture MODUL 011 Sideboard

  • “From the recycled powder-coated C-119 Aileron (the hinged control surfaces of a wing) from a recycled airplane, this elegant credenza is just as striking as it is sustainable.”

    Elegant and Sophisticated: “The Lounger” from Hayon Studio

  • “a commode is like a credenza, except it's a little taller and it's on four legs, and it's not quite as long as long, a credenza is shorter.”

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  • “Behind the desk on the credenza were a few cardboard boxes and two boxes of Macanudo cigars.”

    Simon & Schuster: In the Time of Bobby Cox

  • “And at the tippy top of the credenza are a couple of teddy bears, a couple of Barley jars, a few pieces of pottery.”

    What's on Your Desk?

  • “The photo on the credenza was the last he had of his parents together.”

    Simon & Schuster: Hell’s Gate

  • “A credenza is a piece of furniture that became very fashionable during the second half of the 19th century.”

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  • “On top of the credenza was a cheap coffee-maker and hotplate, no doubt for late night or early morning crash sessions.”

    Black Blade

  • “Sitting on a credenza is a fingernail-size photo of George Costanza, Steinbrenner's fictional long-suffering employee on "Seinfeld.”

    KansasCity.com: Front Page

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synonyms (2)

Words with the same meaning

  1. credence
  1. <er>credence{3}</er

hypernyms (3)

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  1. buffet
  1. counter
  1. sideboard

same context (24)

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  2. colour
  3. Kelley
  4. emmanuel
  1. armoire
  2. parquetry
  3. settee
  4. headboard
  1. minifridge
  2. bookshelf
  3. rolltop
  4. paneling
  1. Peg-Board
  2. bannister
  3. shop
  4. tow-head
  1. loveseat
  2. sideboard
  3. burl
  4. ratman

rhymes (4)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. Cosenza
  1. Penza
  1. Potenza
  1. influenza

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