Sunday, February 24, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: bureau

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Latest revision as of 14:43, 24 February 2013

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French bureau 'desk', earlier 'coarse cloth (as desk cover), baize', from Old French burel 'woolen cloth', diminutive of *bure (cf. Middle French bure 'coarse woolen cloth', French bourre 'hair, fluff'), from Late Latin burra 'wool, fluff, shaggy cloth, coarse fabric'; akin to Ancient Greek berberion 'shabby garment'.

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bureau (plural bureaux or bureaus)

  1. Office.
  2. Desk, usually with a cover and compartments for storing papers etc. located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath.
  3. (US) Chest of drawers for clothes.

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office

desk

chest of drawers for clothes

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bureau n. (plural bureaus, diminutive bureautje)

  1. desk
  2. office

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bureau m. (plural bureaux)

  1. desk
  2. office

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