What's the difference between a sideboard and a buffet in a dining room?

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What's the difference between a sideboard and a buffet in a dining room?

2006-07-23 08:58:59 · 3 answers · asked by deedee 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling

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• sideboard
n. piece of dining room furniture in which table linens and tableware are stored; piece which forms the side of something

• buffet
n. sideboard for displaying and storing china and other objects; meal where the guests serve themselves; counter for food and refreshments; blow; concussion

2006-07-23 09:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋

you cant eat a sideboard

2006-07-23 16:07:43 · answer #2 · answered by smiler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The region you come from...different name for the same thing.

2006-07-23 16:02:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋