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cabinet (iou)



cabinet noun & verb. M16.
[from CABIN + -ET1, infl. by French cabinet from Italian gabinetto closet, press, chest of drawers.]
A. noun.
I. gen.
A secret receptacle, a repository. Chiefly fig. M16-L17.
A case or cupboard with drawers, shelves, etc., for storing or displaying objects. M16.
b. A piece of furniture containing a radio or television receiver etc. M20.
A small chamber; a private room. arch. M16.
A small cabin; a tent; a rustic lodging; an animal's den. L16-M17.
A summer-house; a bower. L16-M18.
A room devoted to the display of works of art; a gallery. L17-L18.
II. Politics (from sense 3). (Usu. Cabinet.)
The council-chamber in which the inner circle of a Government meet; the world of politics. arch. E17.
A committee of senior ministers responsible for determining Government policy. M17.
inner cabinet: see INNER adjective.
A meeting of a Cabinet. E18-E19.
Comb.: Cabinet Council arch. = senses 8, 9 above; cabinet-maker a person who makes cabinets, a skilled joiner; cabinet-making the activity or occupation of a cabinet-maker; Cabinet Minister a member of the Cabinet; cabinet organ (a) a reed-organ in a case resembling that of an upright piano; (b) a chamber or portative organ; cabinet photograph: measuring approximately six by four inches; cabinet piano a small upright piano; cabinet pudding a steamed pudding made with dried fruit; cabinet scraper: see SCRAPER 3; cabinet-work fine furniture, skilled joinery.
b. verb trans. Infl. -t-, *-tt-. Enclose (as) in a cabinet. M17.