CABINET
noun
Definitions
- 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [Obs.] Hearken a while from thy green cabinet, The rural song of careful Colinet. Spenser.
- 2. A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.
- 3. A private room in which consultations are held. Philip passed some hours every day in his father's cabinet. Prescott.
- 4. The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council.
- 5. A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value. Hence:
- 6. A decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an étagère or closed with doors. See Etagere.
- 7. Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection itself. Cabinet council.
- 8. Same as Cabinet, n., 4 (of which body it was formerly the full title). (b) A meeting of the cabinet. -- Cabinet councilor, a member of a cabinet council. -- Cabinet photograph, a photograph of a size smaller than an imperial, though larger than a carte de visite. -- Cabinet picture, a small and generally highly finished picture, suitable for a small room and for close inspection.
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Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025