duchesse
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of duchesse
From French, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at duchess
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Visitors will be able to examine Sir Norman Hartnell's white duchesse satin gown, worn by the Queen when she was crowned in 1953, aged 27.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2022
Eilish wore a custom Gucci corset look of ivory and duchesse satin with green lace and a padded bustle.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2022
The ruched bodice, puff sleeves and the A-line skirt were crafted from silk and duchesse satin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2017
Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue, wore a Gucci design: a sleeveless ivory column, in satin duchesse, embroidered with birds and flowers.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016
Dinner was prawn cocktails in wine glasses for starters, lamb chops with chef’s hats with duchesse potatoes and braised celery for main, and a Baked Alaska for "dessert," not "afters."
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
"From valets to duchesses, from three-piece suits to the Roaring Twenties, there is something for every taste," it boasts on its website.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Black duchesses, Black princes, white ladies, all falling in love with whomever.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Much newspaper acreage has already been devoted to comparing the duchesses who at face value appear to have so much in common.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020
Harry and his brother, William, are princes, yet their wives are duchesses, not princesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2019
But they held themselves erect and walked with a gait duchesses might have envied.
From By Veldt and Kopje by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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