baigneuse

[ be-nyœz ]

/ bɛˈnyœz /

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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.

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Origin of baigneuse

<French: literally, bather (feminine)

Words nearby baigneuse

bahuvrihi, bai, Baiae, Baia-Mare, baigan choka, baigneuse, Baikal, Baikonur, bail, bailable, bail bond

How to use baigneuse in a sentence

His picture, "La Baigneuse," was simply derided by the critics; there was no drawing, no modelling.
Fragments of an Autobiography|Felix Moscheles
Come away from there, belle baigneuse; that is no place for you!
The Bath Keepers, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VII)|Charles Paul de Kock
I was as innocent in thought and intention as a baigneuse at Margate.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 28, 1895|Various
Her baigneuse—generally of chiffon and old point lace—has not lost a curve.
The Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow|Jerome K. Jerome

And no one thought to ask for the end of the adventure which the belle baigneuse had begun to narrate.
The Bath Keepers, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VIII)|Charles Paul de Kock