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escritoire

esc·ri·toire

UK/ˌɛskɹiˈtwɑː/ US/ˌɛskɹɪˈtwɑːɹ/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From French escritoire, from escrire (“to write”) (obsolete forms of écritoire and écrire, respectively) + -oire (“a tool or object”). Doublet of scriptorium.

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