ébéniste
English
Etymology
From French ébéniste.
Noun
ébéniste (plural ébénistes)
- An ebonist; a cabinetmaker who veneers furniture.
- 1992, Malise Forbes Adam & Mary Mauchline, in Wendy Wassyng Roworth (ed.), Angelica Kauffman, Reaktion Books 1992, p. 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 […] .
- 1992, Malise Forbes Adam & Mary Mauchline, in Wendy Wassyng Roworth (ed.), Angelica Kauffman, Reaktion Books 1992, p. 135:
French
Etymology
From ébène (“ebony”) + -iste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.be.nist/
Audio (file)
Noun
ébéniste m (plural ébénistes)
- cabinetmaker
- (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.