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veilleuse

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veil⋅leuse

[ve-yœz]
–noun, plural veil⋅leuses [ve-yœz] . French Furniture.
a sofa having a low and a high end, with a back that slopes from one end to the other.

Origin:
< F: lit., watcher (opposed to sleeper), equiv. to veill(er) to watch (< L vigilāre; see vigil ) + -euse -euse
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