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duchesses brisees

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du⋅chesse bri⋅sée

  [Fr. dy-shes bree-zey]
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–noun, plural duchesses bri⋅sées  [Fr. dy-shes bree-zey] .
See under duchesse.
Origin:
1935–40; < F: folding duchesse

du⋅chesse

  [Fr. dy-shes]
–noun, plural du⋅chesses  [Fr. dy-shes] . French Furniture.
a daybed having a rounded, partially enclosed head and usually a similar foot, sometimes made in two or three pieces able to be used separately (duchesse brisée).
Origin:
1785–95; < F; see duchess
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