bureau
/ˈbjʊ.ɹoʊ/ noun B1- An administrative unit of government; office.
- An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news. · a news bureau; a travel bureau; a service bureau; an employment bureau; the Citizens Advice Bureau
- An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).
- A chest of drawers for clothes.
Plural bureaus
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“Oh, I put it back on the bureau.
“That brooch isn’t anywhere on the bureau.
Marilla went to her room and made a thorough search, not only over the bureau but in every other place she thought the brooch might possibly be.
“You’re sure it hasn’t fell down behind the bureau?” was the only suggestion he could offer.
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