ébéniste

English

Etymology

From French ébéniste.

Noun

ébéniste (plural ébénistes)

1. An ebonist; a cabinetmaker who veneers furniture.
   • 1992, Malise Forbes Adam, Mary Mauchline, edited by Wendy Wassyng Roworth, Angelica Kauffman, Reaktion Books, published 1992, page 135:

     An interesting George III commode, c. 1772, by the Swedish-born ébéniste to the Prince of Wales, Christopher Fuhrlohg, has decoration in his inimitable marquetry depicting Erato and her Lyre […] .

French

Etymology

From ébène (“ebony”) +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.be.nist/

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Noun

ébéniste m (plural ébénistes)

1. cabinetmaker
2. (archaic) ebonist (a cabinetmaker who works in ebony)

Derived terms

• ébénisterie

Further reading

• “ébéniste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.