coromandel screen

noun

variants often Coromandel screen
: a Chinese lacquered folding screen

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This intimate room pays homage to Gabrielle Chanel’s apartment, with a pair of Louis VI chairs, an antique Chinese coromandel screen, a Venini vase and a custom limestone top coffee table with a bronze base by Marino at its center. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026

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First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coromandel screen was in 1926

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“Coromandel screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coromandel%20screen. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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