causeuse

American  

[koh-zœz] / koʊˈzœz /

noun

French Furniture.

plural

causeuses

1. an upholstered settee for two persons.

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Etymology

Origin of causeuse

1835–45; < French, equivalent to caus ( er ) to chat ( see causerie) + -euse -euse

Example Sentences

“Out of evil cometh good,” said the banker, sententiously, subsiding upon the silken cushions of a causeuse that extended its arms invitingly at the chimney-corner.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various

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 Cooper, James Fenimore

My sister was on the causeuse, literally unable to rise from debility and agitation.

From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by Cooper, James Fenimore

The drawing-room is full of sofas, and divans, and ottomans, and a causeuse, a little S-shaped seat for two people.

From Real Folks by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

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 Wingfield, Lewis