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ban⋅quette
[bang-ket; locally bang-kit for 3] 
kɪt
–noun
| 1. | a long bench with an upholstered seat, esp. one along a wall, as in a restaurant. |
| 2. | an embankment for buttressing the base of a levee and forming a berm. |
| 3. | Chiefly Coastal Louisiana and East Texas. a sidewalk, esp. a raised one of bricks or planks. |
| 4. | Fortification. a platform or step along the inside of a parapet, for soldiers to stand on when firing. |
| 5. | a ledge running across the back of a buffet. |
| 6. | a bench for passengers on top of a stagecoach. |
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| ban·quette
(bāng-kět') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, from Provençal banqueta, diminutive of banca, bench, of Germanic origin.] |
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| banquette | |
noun | |
| an upholstered bench |
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Banquette
Ban"quet\, n. [F., a feast, prop. a dim. of banc bench; cf. It. banchetto, dim. of banco a bench, counter. See Bank a bench, and cf. Banquette.]1. A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches. 2. A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or sweetmeats. [Obs.] We'll dine in the great room, but let the music And banquet be prepared here. --Massinger.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Banquette
Ban*quette"\, n. [F. See Banquet, n.]1. (Fort.) A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy. 2. (Arch.) A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.
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