"consolette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: consolettes [plural]
Etymology: console + -ette Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|console|ette|id2=diminutive}} console + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} consolette (plural consolettes)
  1. (dated, chiefly from the 1960s) A small console (especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo), that usually stands on splayed legs. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-consolette-en-noun-bYaNrLyH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (diminutive)

Inflected forms

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