confidente

or con·fi·dante

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

noun

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.

Origin of confidente

¹

<French, special use of confidente female confidant

Words Nearby confidente

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How to use confidente in a sentence

The woman who dazzled the ball-room, was frequently the confidente of the deepest designs of party.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 | Various
Far down the quay a band was playing the eternal Stella confidente, which has become a sort of national air in Turkey.
Paul Patoff | F. Marion Crawford
I left the theatre after the first act of La Mère confidente.
A Mummer's Tale | Anatole France

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