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China closet   /tʃˈaɪnə klˈɑzət/   Listen
China closet

noun
1.
A cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china.  Synonym: china cabinet.






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"China closet" Quotes from Famous Books



... if I thought it would do any good," she said, with a faint smile; but her eyes were full of reproach. For a moment Mrs. Yocomb disappeared behind the door of her china closet, and Miss Warren added, in a low, hurried whisper to me, "You promised me to get well; you are ...
— A Day Of Fate • E. P. Roe

... a perfect little dinner with small means at command is said to be a great intellectual feat. Dinner means so much—a French cook, several accomplished servants, a very well-stocked china closet, plate chest, and linen chest, and flowers, wines, bonbons, and so on. But we have known many simple little dinners given by young couples with small means which were far more enjoyable than the ...
— Manners and Social Usages • Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood



Words linked to "China closet" :   cabinet, china cabinet



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