duchesse

[ French dy-shes ]

/ French düˈʃɛs /

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noun, plural du·chesses

[French dy-shes]. /French düˈʃɛs/. French Furniture.

a daybed having a rounded, partially enclosed head and usually a similar foot, sometimes made in two or three pieces able to be used separately (duchesse brisée ).

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Origin of duchesse

From French, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at duchess

Words nearby duchesse

Du Chaillu, Duchamp, Duchamp-Villon, Duchenne dystrophy, duchess, duchesse, duchesse bed, duchesse brisée, duchess potatoes, duchy, duck

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How to use duchesse in a sentence

The Duchesse de Guermantes, once the dominant leader of society, ventures out less and less and is first eclipsed, then forgotten.
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The princess was in the family conclave which met to consider an amorous escapade of the Duchesse Antoinette de Langeais.
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In 1839 Sallenauve's friends counted on the duchesse's support to elect him deputy.
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He had saved the life of M. de Maufrigneuse in the Revolution of July, 1830, through love for the duchesse.
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We got Fanny a dress on the sly, gaudy black velvet and Duchesse lace.
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When the difficulty was removed the Duchesse de Valentinois had reached the period of a woman's second youth.
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British Dictionary definitions for duchesse

duchesse

/ (ˈdʌtʃɪs) /

noun

Australian and NZ a dressing table or chest of drawers with a mirror

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