[cab.i.net] n [MF, small room, dim. of ONF cabine gambling house] (ca. 1550) 1 a: a case or cupboard usu. having doors and shelves b: a collection of specimens esp. of biological or numismatic interest c: console 4a d: a chamber having temperature and humidity controls and used esp. for incubating biological samples
2. a archaic: a small room providing seclusion b: a small exhibition room in a museum 3 a archaic (1): the private room serving as council chamber of the chief councillors or ministers of a sovereign (2): the consultations and actions of these councillors b (1) often cap: a body of advisers of a head of state (2): a similar advisory council of a governor of a state or a mayor c Brit: a meeting of a cabinet
[2]cabinet adj (1632) 1: suitable by reason of size for a small room or by reason of attractiveness or perfection for preservation and display in a cabinet
2: of or relating to a governmental cabinet 3 a: used or adapted for cabinetmaking b: done or used by a cabinetmaker