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cacqueteuse

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[kak-uh-tooz, kakuh-tœz] / ˌkæk əˈtuz, kakəˈtœz /

noun

cacqueteuses plural

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

Etymology

Origin of cacqueteuse

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

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