A tall, open piece of furniture with several shelves for displaying decorative objects or small items.
From French 'étagère,' derived from 'étage' meaning 'story' or 'floor' of a building. It entered English in the 19th century as Victorian interior design adopted French terms for fashionable furniture.
Victorian homes went crazy for 'etageres' to display all their knick-knacks and collections—they're essentially the ancestor of today's Instagram shelf styling obsession!
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