sideboard

noun

side·​board ˈsīd-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce sideboard (audio)
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1
: a piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for holding articles of table service
2
sideboards plural, British : sideburns

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all of the silverware was kept in the sideboard
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Leading the design selections is a sideboard from ca. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026 If there's a Southern sideboard in view, there's a casserole dish brimming with corn pudding on it. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 Give your favorite serveware and dishware collections a proper home with a dining room sideboard. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026 Made in Poland from heavy mouth-blown, lead-free crystal, this carafe and tumbler set looks beautiful on a bedside table or sideboard. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sideboard

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sideboard was circa 1663

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sideboard

noun
side·​board ˈsīd-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce sideboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a piece of furniture for holding dishes, silverware, and table linen

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