Definition of 'sideboard'

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sideboard

(saɪdbɔːʳd

)

Word forms: plural sideboards

1. countable noun

A sideboard is a long cupboard which is about the same height as a table. Sideboards are usually kept in dining rooms to put plates and glasses in.

2. plural noun

If a man has sideboards, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.

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sideboard in British English

(ˈsaɪdˌbɔːd

)

noun

a piece of furniture intended to stand at the side of a dining room, with drawers, cupboards, and shelves to hold silver, china, linen, etc

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sideboard in American English

(saɪdˌbɔrd )

noun

a piece of dining-room furniture for holding linen, silver, china, etc.

a board that forms or is part of a side

the sideboards of a wagon

3. (pl.) ice hockey

the solid wooden fence surrounding the rink

4. (pl.) British sideburns (sense 2)

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sideboard in American English

(ˈsaidˌbɔrd, -ˌbourd)

noun

a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service

a board forming a side or a part of a side; sidepiece

3. See sideboards

Word origin

[1300–50; ME; see side1, board]

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Made in England from solid ash, the range also features a dining table and a sideboard.People live in contemporary, pared-down homes and they want that striking studio pot on top of a sideboard or coffee table.

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