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confidante

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con⋅fi⋅dante

[kon-fi-dant, -dahnt, kon-fi-dant, -dahnt]
–noun
1. a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
2. Furniture. confidente.

Origin:
1700–10; < F confidente

con⋅fi⋅dente

[kon-fi-dant, -dahnt, kon-fi-dant, -dahnt]
–noun
a sofa or settee, esp. of the 18th century, having a triangular seat at each end divided from the greater part of the seat by an armrest.


Origin:
< F, special use of confidente female confidant
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con·fi·dante   (kŏn'fĭ-dānt', -dänt', kŏn'fĭ-dānt', -dänt')   
n.  
  1. A woman to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed.

  2. A woman character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.


[French confidente, feminine of confident, confidant; see confidant.]
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confidante

type of sofa that has a seat at each end separated from the main seat by an upholstered arm. This form was first used in France in the mid-18th century and was subsequently introduced into England. George Hepplewhite illustrated one in Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1788).

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