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On the sentence below, what is the meaning of chiffonier? What context clues does Mildred Taylor give the reader?

"The furniture, a mixture of Logan-crafted walnut and oak, included a walnut bed whose ornate headboard rose halfway up the wall toward the high ceiling, a grand chiffonier with a floor-length mirror, a large roll top desk which had once been Grandpa’s but know belonged to Mama…..”

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A chiffonier is a low cupboard, sometimes with a raised bookshelf on top.

This tells us that the Logan's furniture is hand made by the family. The furniture is an extension of their hard work and love for their land.