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fauteuil

[foh-til; Fr. foh-tœ-y^uh]

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noun, plural -teuils

[-tilz; Fr. -tœ-y^uh] .

French Furniture. an upholstered armchair, especially one with open sides.

Compare bergère.

Origin:
1735–45; < French; Old French faldestoel, faudestueil < Old Low Franconian *faldistôl; see faldstool

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fauteuil (ˈfəʊtɜːɪ, French fotœj)

—n
	an armchair, the sides of which are not upholstered

[C18: from French, from Old French faudestuel, folding chair, of Germanic origin; see faldstool]

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