[Fr. étagère, f. étage shelf, story.] A piece of furniture having a number of shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use.
1858. Simmonds, Dict. Trade, Etagere, a piece of cabinet furniture; a what-not, side-board, dumb-waiter or set of shelves.
1884. New York Herald, 27 Oct., 1/4. Etageres.
