panetière

noun

pan·​e·​tière

ˌpanəˈtye(ə)r

plural -s

: an ornate French-provincial bread box

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French panetiere cupboard for keeping bread, from Old French, bread sack, irregular from pan, pain bread (from Latin panis) + -iere (feminine of -ier -er)

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