Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
sideboard [sahyd-bawrd, -bohrd] ExamplesWord Origin 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.
- sideboards, Slang. side whiskers.
Origin of sideboard Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at side1, board Related Words for sideboards cupboard, table, closet, buffet, credenza Examples from the Web for sideboards Historical Examples of sideboards
Fortunately the sideboards of those times were substantial of build.
Edward Spencer
There were no sideboards in her day anywhere—no mahogany until 1747.
The Mother of Washington and Her Times
Sara Agnes Rice Pryor
If the dining-room be large, it is desirable to have two sideboards, one larger than the other.
Florence Caddy
They were kept on plates on sideboards in the sun, or thrust into mousy cupboards.
Mary Cholmondeley
Sideboards should be nailed on these stakes about two feet high.
Natural and Artificial Duck Culture
James Rankin
British Dictionary definitions for sideboards sideboards pl n
- another term for sideburns
sideboard 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
Word Origin and History for sideboards sideboard n.
“table placed near the side of a room or hall” (especially one where food is served), c.1300, from side (adj.) + board (n.1).