escritoire
/ˌɛskɹɪˈtwɑːɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To surprise him, by finding on his table the books he liked, or the escritoire he had occasion for, gave Louisa the most delightful moments life had hitherto afforded her;..."
- "Fine promenades, domed saloons, long galleries, sunny balconies, confidential passages, bridal chambers, state-rooms plenty as pigeon-holes, and out-of-the-way retreats like secret drawers in an escritoire, present like facilities for publicity or privacy."
- "Rosemary sat at her Public Works Department escritoire, in a sea of fed cats, and tried to write a letter to Vythilingam."
Etymology
From French escritoire, from escrire (“to write”) (obsolete forms of écritoire and écrire, respectively) + -oire (“a tool or object”). Doublet of scriptorium.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: escritoire
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɛskɹɪˈtwɑːɹ/
- British English: /ˌɛskɹiˈtwɑː/