encoignure

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French encoignure.

Noun[edit]

encoignure (plural encoignures)

  1. A small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.
    The delightful Louis Quinze or Louis Seize encoignure in lacquer or in mahogany elaborately mounted in gilded bronze is not the least alluring piece of the great period of French furniture.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From encoigner.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ/, /ɑ̃.kwa.ɲyʁ/

Noun[edit]

encoignure f (plural encoignures)

  1. corner
  2. threshold
  3. encoignure

Usage notes[edit]

  • Alongside the traditional pronunciation /ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ/ exists the alternative /ɑ̃.kwa.ɲyʁ/ — this the indubitable result of /wa/ being the typical French pronunciation of the digraph "oi." Conversely, the traditional pronunciation has also facilitated the development of the alternative spelling encognure. Both alternatives, orthographic and phonetic, are proscribed to varied extent by traditionalists.

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