duchesse
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 ).
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How to use duchesse in a sentence
The duchesse de Guermantes, once the dominant leader of society, ventures out less and less and is first eclipsed, then forgotten.
The princess was in the family conclave which met to consider an amorous escapade of the duchesse Antoinette de Langeais.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheIn 1839 Sallenauve's friends counted on the duchesse's support to elect him deputy.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheHe had saved the life of M. de Maufrigneuse in the Revolution of July, 1830, through love for the duchesse.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheWe got Fanny a dress on the sly, gaudy black velvet and duchesse lace.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
When the difficulty was removed the duchesse de Valentinois had reached the period of a woman's second youth.
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British Dictionary definitions for duchesse
/ (ˈdʌtʃɪs) /
Australian and NZ a dressing table or chest of drawers with a mirror
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