chauffeuse

[ shoh-fœz ]

noun

, French Furniture.

, plural chauf·feuses [shoh-, fœz].

1. a fireside chair having a low seat and a high back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauffeuse¹

1900–05; < French, feminine of chauffeur. See chauffeur

Example Sentences

And the chauffeuse tossed up her chin and cried, "Not so much 'Thompson,' please!"

From Project Gutenberg

Someone said to his mother, "I wonder you trust your boy out alone with that chauffeuse of yours."

From Project Gutenberg