"small cabinet with drawers for women's needlework, cloth, etc.," 1806, from French chiffonnier, a transferred use, literally "rag gatherer," from chiffon, diminutive of chiffe "rag, piece of cloth, scrap, flimsy stuff" (see chiffon).
chiefly
chieftain
chifferobe
chiffon
chiffonade
chiffonier
chigger
chignon
chigoe
Chihuahua
chilblain