fauteuil

[ foh-til; French foh-tœ-yuh ]

/ ˈfoʊ tɪl; French foʊˈtœ yə /

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noun, plural fau·teuils

[foh-tilz; French foh-tœ-yuh]. /ˈfoʊ tɪlz; French foʊˈtœ yə/.

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

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Origin of fauteuil

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

Words nearby fauteuil

Faustian, Faustian bargain, Faustus, faut, faute de mieux, fauteuil, Fauve, faux, fauxbourdon, faux-naïf, faux pas

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How to use fauteuil in a sentence

"Salaam, be seated," murmured Saidie, indicating a fauteuil near the one on which she sank herself.
Six Women|Victoria Cross
In 1829 he published a volume of verse of great merit; this and the Spectacle dans un Fauteuil made him famous at once.
Contes Franais|Douglas Labaree Buffum
In the midst of this reverie the door burst open, shut with a bang, and Ned Hardcash threw himself on a fauteuil opposite me.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 87, March, 1875|Various
A fauteuil, four rush-bottomed chairs, and a commode completed the inventory of the furniture.
Mated from the Morgue|John Augustus O'Shea

The Lady de Tilly reclined comfortably in her fauteuil looking with good-natured complacency upon the little group beside her.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for fauteuil

fauteuil

/ (ˈfəʊtɜːɪ, French fotœj) /

noun

an armchair, the sides of which are not upholstered

Word Origin for fauteuil

C18: from French, from Old French faudestuel, folding chair, of Germanic origin; see faldstool

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