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fauteuil
[ foh-til; French foh-tœ-yuh ]
noun
- French Furniture. an upholstered armchair, especially one with open sides.
fauteuil
/ fotœj; ˈfəʊtɜːɪ /
noun
- an armchair, the sides of which are not upholstered
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fauteuil1
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Example Sentences
"Salaam, be seated," murmured Saidie, indicating a fauteuil near the one on which she sank herself.
In 1829 he published a volume of verse of great merit; this and the Spectacle dans un Fauteuil made him famous at once.
In the midst of this reverie the door burst open, shut with a bang, and Ned Hardcash threw himself on a fauteuil opposite me.
A fauteuil, four rush-bottomed chairs, and a commode completed the inventory of the furniture.
The Lady de Tilly reclined comfortably in her fauteuil looking with good-natured complacency upon the little group beside her.
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