baigneuse
[be-nyœz]
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noun, plural bai·gneuses [be-nyœz] /bɛˈnyœz/. French Furniture.
a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
Origin of baigneuse
< French: literally, bather (feminine)
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Historical Examples of baigneuse
I was as innocent in thought and intention as a baigneuse at Margate.
Her baigneuse—generally of chiffon and old point lace—has not lost a curve.
The Second Thoughts of An Idle FellowJerome K. Jerome