encoignure

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French encoignure.

Noun

encoignure (plural encoignures)

1. 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.

Further reading

• encoignure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• neurogenic

French

Etymology

From encoigner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ/, /ɑ̃.kwa.ɲyʁ/

Noun

encoignure f (plural encoignures)

1. corner
2. threshold
3. encoignure

Usage notes

• Alongside the traditional pronunciation /ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ/ exists the alternative /ɑ̃.kwa.ɲyʁ/ — this the indubitable result of /wa/ being the typical French pronunciation of the digraph "oi." Conversely, the traditional pronunciation has also facilitated the development of the alternative spelling encognure. Both alternatives, orthographic and phonetic, are proscribed to varied extent by traditionalists.

Further reading

• “encoignure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.