Étagère, n.

(ĕt' a-zhâr'), n. [Fr. étager, to arrange on shelves, from étage, shelf, story, floor, from Gr. στέγη, room, roof, from στέγειν, to cover.] A piece of furniture having a number of shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use. Fairholt.