encoignure means A small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, encoignure ranks #1,039 of 20,766 for Qualifying.
Etymology
Borrowed from French encoignure.
noun
- 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.”