baigneuse

[be-nyœz]

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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Examples from the Web for baigneuse

Historical Examples of baigneuse

I was as innocent in thought and intention as a baigneuse at Margate.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 28, 1895
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Her baigneuse—generally of chiffon and old point lace—has not lost a curve.
The Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow
Jerome K. Jerome