duchesse

[ French dy-shes ]

noun

, French Furniture.

, plural du·chesses [d, y, -, shes].

1. 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.

duchesse

/ ˈdʌtʃɪs /

noun

1. a dressing table or chest of drawers with a mirror

Word History and Origins

Origin of duchesse¹

From French, dating back to 1785–95; duchess

Example Sentences

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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