Talk:Chiffonier

Modern
I've hounded around for a "modern" definition of "chiffonier", and it seems to be along the lines of "smaller piece of furniture with drawers and often some sort of desk". Merriam-Webster, on the other hand, thinks it's "a high narrow chest of drawers", i. e. very much unlike a sideboard, see here. Maikel (talk) 21:27, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

another meaning of chiffonier
I just ran across a mention of the word "chiffonier" used to describe an occupation. From Mark Twain's "the Innocents Abroad":...with rag stores in them (the heaviest business in the Faubourg is the chiffonier's)...

It seems like at one time it may have been commonly used that way? I thought if someone were looking it up from that standpoint a note in talk about its use there might be helpful to them.

Forgive me for all the "faux pas" I am making in this section, I'm a newbie to contributing frannie (talk) 05:19, 13 February 2013 (UTC)the24frans