Толковый словарь английского языка - cabinet
Cabinet
cabinet
I. noun Etymology: Middle French, small room, diminutive of Middle French dialect (Picard) cabine gambling house Date: circa 1550 1. a case or cupboard usually having doors and shelves, a collection of specimens especially of biological or numismatic interest, console 4a, a chamber having temperature and humidity controls and used especially for incubating biological samples, 2. a small room providing seclusion, a small exhibition room in a museum, 3. a. archaic the private room serving as council chamber of the chief councillors or ministers of a sovereign, the consultations and actions of these councillors, b. a body of advisers of a head of state, a similar advisory council of a governor of a state or a mayor, a meeting of a ~, milk shake , II. adjective Date: 1631 of or relating to a governmental ~, suitable by reason of size for a small room or by reason of attractiveness or perfection for preservation and display in a ~, 3. used or adapted for ~making, done or used by a ~maker
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n. 1 a a cupboard or case with drawers, shelves, etc., for storing or displaying articles. b a piece of furniture housing a radio or television set etc. 2 (Cabinet) the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy. 3 archaic a small private room. Phrases and idioms cabinet-maker a skilled joiner. Cabinet Minister Brit. a member of the Cabinet. cabinet photograph one of about 6 by 4 inches. cabinet pudding a steamed pudding with dried fruit. Etymology: CABIN + -ET(1), infl. by F cabinet ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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