Толковый словарь английского языка - bureau
Bureau
bureau
noun (plural ~s; also ~x) Etymology: French, desk, cloth covering for desks, from Old French burel woolen cloth, from Old French *bure, from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth Date: 1699 1. writing desk , a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom, 2. a specialized administrative unit, a branch of a newspaper, newsmagazine, or wire service in an important news center, a usually commercial agency that serves as an intermediary especially for exchanging information or coordinating activities
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n. (pl. bureaux or bureaus) 1 a Brit. a writing-desk with drawers and usu. an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface. b US a chest of drawers. 2 a an office or department for transacting specific business. b a government department. Etymology: F, = desk, orig. its baize covering, f. OF burel f. bure, buire dark brown ult. f. Gk purros red ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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