A built-in cupboard, usually in one corner of a room, topped with a rounded arch containing a decorative element in the shape of a large seashell; common in the early 1700s.
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A built-in cupboard, usually in one corner of a room, topped with a rounded arch containing a decorative element in the shape of a large seashell; common in the early 1700s.
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