fauteuil

[ foh-til; French foh-tœ-yuh ]

noun

, plural fau·teuils [foh, -tilz, foh-, tœ, -y, uh].

1. French Furniture. an upholstered armchair, especially one with open sides.

fauteuil

/ ˈfəʊtɜːɪ; fotœj /

noun

1. an armchair, the sides of which are not upholstered

Word History and Origins

Origin of fauteuil¹

1735–45; < French; Old French faldestoel, faudestueil < Old Low Franconian *faldistôl; faldstool

Word History and Origins

Origin of fauteuil¹

C18: from French, from Old French faudestuel , folding chair, of Germanic origin; see faldstool

Example Sentences

Originally, according to David Wilmore of Theatresearch, a company that restores historic theaters in Britain, they would have had a few front rows of luxurious armchairs — known as fauteuils — for their wealthiest patrons.

From New York Times

Bikoff created the agate geode slab table which stands next to a French Louis XV–style fauteuil with needlepoint upholstery, by sourcing the stone from Brazil.

From The Guardian

Christie’s has announced an extremely rare lot up for auction on July 9 in London: a Louis XVI gilt-wood fauteuil en bergère that was designed for Marie Antoinette.

From Architectural Digest

“I didn’t know a fauteuil from a bergère,” she says after meeting the Kennedy family.

From New York Times

So saying, she subsided into the most inviting fauteuil and assumed a pose of studied insolence.

From Project Gutenberg