fauteuil

[ foh-til; French foh-tœ-yuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural fau·teuils [foh, -tilz, foh-, tœ, -y, uh].

fauteuil

/ fotœj; ˈfəʊtɜːɪ /

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

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

"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.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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