causeuse

[ koh-zœz ]

noun,plural cau·seuses [koh-zœz]. /koʊˈzœz/. French Furniture.
  1. an upholstered settee for two persons.

Origin of causeuse

1
1835–45; <French, equivalent to caus(er) to chat (see causerie) + -euse-euse

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How to use causeuse in a sentence

  • Count Mellikoff drew a low causeuse towards her, and with grave politeness begged her to be seated.

    Miss Hildreth, Volume 1 of 3 | Augusta de Grasse Stevens
  • My sister was on the causeuse, literally unable to rise from debility and agitation.

    Afloat And Ashore | James Fenimore Cooper
  • She released one of his hands, and by the other led him to a causeuse near one of the splendidly curtained windows.

    Despair's Last Journey | David Christie Murray
  • She rustled away, and Mrs. Rolfe sank back on to the causeuse from which she had newly risen.

    The Whirlpool | George Gissing
  • The second seat of the causeuse being unoccupied, Redgrave hereupon took possession of it.

    The Whirlpool | George Gissing