causeuse
Americannoun
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causeuses
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of causeuse
1835–45; < French, equivalent to caus ( er ) to chat ( see causerie) + -euse -euse
Example Sentences
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I found Grace reclining on that small settee, or causeuse, on which we had held our first interview, looking pallid and uneasy, but still looking lovely and as ethereal as ever.
From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by James Fenimore Cooper
My mother had introduced a small settee, or some such seat as the French would call a causeuse; a most appropriate article, in such a place.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by James Fenimore Cooper
To his great surprise he could not detach himself from the causeuse.
From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various
The carpet was white with a blue border; in the middle of the room there was a causeuse upholstered in gold colour, the armchairs were gilt, two large feather pillows lay on the floor.
From Froth by Armando Palacio Vald?s
Gabrielle sat day by day in a low causeuse, intent on some embroidery like a fading Penelope, who works on and weaves, a dull machine, though she has learned that Ulysses is no more.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
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