confidente

or con·fi·dante

[ kon-fi-dant, -dahnt, kon-fi-dant, -dahnt ]

noun

1. a sofa or settee, especially of the 18th century, having a triangular seat at each end divided from the greater part of the seat by an armrest.

Word History and Origins

Origin of confidente¹

< French, special use of confidente female confidant

Example Sentences

The woman who dazzled the ball-room, was frequently the confidente of the deepest designs of party.

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Far down the quay a band was playing the eternal Stella Confidente, which has become a sort of national air in Turkey.

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I left the theatre after the first act of La Mère confidente.

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