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baigneuse
[ be-nyœz ]
noun
, French Furniture.
, plural bai·gneuses [be-, nyœz].
- a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of baigneuse1
< French: literally, bather (feminine)
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Example Sentences
Alone one becomes acutely aware of the hollow clack of pétanque balls in a park; the patina of Maillol’s bronze “Baigneuse se Coiffant” that makes her look wet even on a cloudless day in the Tuileries; how each of the empty wine bottles beside sidewalk recycling bins is the embodiment of someone’s good time.
From New York Times
Worth dressed her, and L�on Cugnot took her as the model of his statue, "La Baigneuse."
From Project Gutenberg
Centerpiece of the show: a fine Renoir, Baigneuse au Griffon, a nude against a background of muted brown.
"Caleçons de veau à la baigneuse?"
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His picture, "La Baigneuse," was simply derided by the critics; there was no drawing, no modelling.
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