Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A variant of escritoire.

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Examples

  • He went through all the papers in the -- ~scritoire.

    The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980

  • Thus the first mechanic, that invented a fine scritoire, produced pride in him, who became possest of it, by principles different from those, which made him proud of handsome chairs and tables.

    A Treatise of Human Nature David Hume 1743

  • Thus the first mechanic, that invented a fine scritoire, produced pride in him, who became possest of it, by principles different from those, which made him proud of handsome chairs and tables.

    A Treatise of Human Nature 1739

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