bergère
Americannoun
noun
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a type of French armchair made from about 1725 having a wide deep seat and upholstered sides and back. In later examples, woven cane is often used instead of upholstery
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a sofa of a similar design
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bergère
1755–65; < French: literally, shepherdess, feminine of berger shepherd
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She also found a faux-bois wallpaper from Nobilis with a grain for the sunroom, and gave a guest bedroom bergère chair a utilitarian edge with burlap upholstery.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2022
The outdoor cafe version of Bergdorf Goodman’s seventh-floor restaurant has reopened with a more decidedly Parisian look with graceful bergère chairs and pergolas for shade.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
A small bergère chair, scuffed, stained and cat-scratched was priced at $495.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
Alex Rosenfield, 31, scored the scratched bergère chair, though he almost lost it on the staircase when he skipped a step in his eagerness and dropped it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
She pointed to a Louis XVI. bergère which stood opposite, and herself took a small armchair at the other side of the fire.
From The Reason Why by Glyn, Elinor
The home, in other words, was designed to be a sumptuous backdrop for the gilded commodes and carved-leg bergères of its time.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
In another corner, Louis XVI bergères upholstered in leopard-print velvet flank a crimson lacquer 1970s bar cabinet.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2021
The arm-chairs or bergères of both Louis XV and Louis XVI are very comfortable, the chaise-longue cannot be surpassed, and the settees of different shapes and sizes are delightful.
From Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today by Throop, Lucy Abbot
It has a carpet of a chocolate-coloured ground with a blue border, round which is a wreath of bright flowers, and carved and gilt sofas, bergères, and fauteuils, covered with blue satin like the curtains.
From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of
The curtains are of crimson satin, with embossed borders of gold-colour; and the sofas, bergères, fauteuils, and chairs, richly carved and gilt, are covered with satin to correspond with the curtains.
From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of
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