duchesse

[ French dy-shes ]

noun,plural du·chesses [French dy-shes]. /French düˈʃɛs/. French Furniture.
  1. a daybed having a rounded, partially enclosed head and usually a similar foot, sometimes made in two or three pieces able to be used separately (duchesse brisée ).

Origin of duchesse

1
From French, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at duchess

Words Nearby duchesse

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How to use duchesse in a sentence

  • When the difficulty was removed the duchesse de Valentinois had reached the period of a woman's second youth.

    Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for duchesse

duchesse

/ (ˈdʌtʃɪs) /


noun
  1. Australian and NZ a dressing table or chest of drawers with a mirror

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