Sideboard

Examples

• You will find an extra tumbler upon the sideboard, and there are cigars in the box. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• You will find a good one in the dining-room sideboard--a lady's knife, light to handle, and as sharp-pointed as a poniard. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mrs. Fairfax was dusting some vases of fine purple spar, which stood on a sideboard. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The butler withdrew with an air of silent disapproval, leaving the remains of the CHAUFROIX on the sideboard. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He sent over preserves and pickles, which latter the young gentleman tried surreptitiously in the sideboard and half-killed himself with eating. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Bishop then came undesignedly sidling in the direction of the sideboard. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The sideboard was covered with glistening old plate--old cups, both gold and silver; old salvers and cruet-stands, like Rundell and Bridge's shop. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• You mean yes, I think,' said the little man, turning to the sideboard for a decanter and glasses. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• These three glasses upon the sideboard have been untouched, I suppose? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Everything on the table was in silver too, and two footmen, with red hair and canary-coloured liveries, stood on either side of the sideboard. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He walked up to the sideboard, and tearing a piece from the loaf he devoured it voraciously, washing it down with a long draught of water. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• She glanced at the weapon on the sideboard, but left it behind her, and presently stood at her friend's side. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He shot a questioning glance at each of us, placed his shiny top-hat upon the sideboard, and with a slight bow sidled down into the nearest chair. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• No, sir, I think that, with your permission, I will confine my attentions to the excellent bird which I perceive upon the sideboard. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• His plain hat, and gloves on a sideboard, and the idea that the owner was away, caused Jos I don't know what secret thrill of pleasure. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• To be brief, Jos stepped in and bought their carpets and sideboards and admired himself in the mirrors which had reflected their kind handsome faces. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

Edited by Alison