fauteuil

American  

[foh-til, foh-tœ-y^uh] / ˈfoʊ tɪl, foʊˈtœ yə /

noun

plural

fauteuils

1. French Furniture. an upholstered armchair, especially one with open sides.

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fauteuil British  

/ ˈfəʊtɜːɪ, fotœj /

noun

1. an armchair, the sides of which are not upholstered

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Etymology

Origin of fauteuil

1735–45; < French; Old French faldestoel, faudestueil < Old Low Franconian *faldistôl; faldstool

Example Sentences

A plush, red velvet fauteuil tucked into the lower right corner of the picture is like an upscale launching pad, which has propelled the man to the balustrade along a tall French window.

From Los Angeles Times

Originally, according to David Wilmore of Theatresearch, a company that restores historic theaters in Britain, they would have had a few front rows of luxurious armchairs — known as fauteuils — for their wealthiest patrons.

From New York Times

Bikoff created the agate geode slab table which stands next to a French Louis XV–style fauteuil with needlepoint upholstery, by sourcing the stone from Brazil.

From The Guardian

Christie’s has announced an extremely rare lot up for auction on July 9 in London: a Louis XVI gilt-wood fauteuil en bergère that was designed for Marie Antoinette.

From Architectural Digest

“I didn’t know a fauteuil from a bergère,” she says after meeting the Kennedy family.

From New York Times