epergne
IPA: ˈipˈɝnj
noun
- A table centerpiece, usually made of silver, generally consisting of a central bowl with radiating dishes or holders.
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Examples of "epergne" in Sentences
- "An epergne," Evans said, smiling at the extravagance of it.
- The dinner epergne remained at chambers, and figured at the banquets there, which the Colonel gave pretty freely.
- The epergne was a beautiful thing of crystal and gold, a celebrated work of art, regarded as an exquisite possession.
- Cheapside, having invested some money in two desks, several pairs of richly-plated candlesticks, a dinner epergne, and a bagatelle-board.
- Other times, it is merely the exact word for a thing that sticks in the mind: instead of using the word “centerpiece,” one might say “epergne.”
- But the dining hall, with its mahogany-lined walls and long refectory table, was empty, the epergne of roses in the centre the only sign of life.
- A pair of candelabra stood either side of the epergne, their light setting the five or six crystal decanters and the silver serving dishes aglitter.
- Set defiantly in the center of the jacquard tablecloth was a heavy, flamboyantly molded silver epergne, its stand supported by two Rubens-like female figures.
- “It is not such a dinner as you have seen at her house, with six side-dishes, two flanks, that splendid epergne, and the silver dishes top and bottom; but such as my Rosa has she offers with a willing heart,” cries the Campaigner.
- They exactly resemble the finest work in frosted silver, the curve of their globular mass of leaves is perfect; and one thinks of them rather as the base of an epergne for an imperial table, or as a prize at Ascot or Goodwood, than as anything organic.
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