causeuse
Americannoun
plural
causeusesEtymology
Origin of causeuse
1835–45; < French, equivalent to caus ( er ) to chat ( causerie ) + -euse -euse
Example Sentences
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Gabrielle sat day by day in a low causeuse, intent on some embroidery like a fading Penelope, who works on and weaves, a dull machine, though she has learned that Ulysses is no more.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
The drawing-room is full of sofas, and divans, and ottomans, and a causeuse, a little S-shaped seat for two people.
From Real Folks by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)
To his great surprise he could not detach himself from the causeuse.
From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various
She released one of his hands, and by the other led him to a causeuse near one of the splendidly curtained windows.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
The sight of this great dry heron of a creature who struggled on the causeuse, like a devil in a holy-water pot, surprised and soon delighted them.
From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various
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