cacqueteuse

[ kak-uh-tooz; French kakuh-tœz ]

noun

, plural cac·que·teus·es [kak-, uh, -, too, -ziz, k, a, k, uh, -, tœz].

1. a narrow, upright armchair of 16th-century France, having widely splayed arms and a very narrow back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cacqueteuse¹

< French, equivalent to caquet ( er ) to chatter + -euse -euse