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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: Medieval Latin scriptorium, from Latin scriptus; SCRIPT

escritoire

 noun
     
Related topics: Furniture
es‧cri‧toire [countable] formal
DHF a small writing desk
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