fauteuil

noun

fau·teuil fō-ˈtœy How to pronounce fauteuil (audio)

ˈfō-ˌtil

plural fauteuils fō-ˈtœy How to pronounce fauteuil (audio)

-ˌtilz

: armchair

especially : an upholstered chair with open arms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His Southern antiques include a mid-19th-century mirror that reflects light from its perch on a console table, expanding the space, and a French fauteuil chair Mr. Carroll picked up in New Orleans years ago.

Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 20 May 2022 There are a pair of Louis XV fauteuils, a pair of Louis XV bergères, a pair of Jules Cavailles paintings that my mother and father bought on their first trip to Paris in the late '50s.

Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 2 Oct. 2012

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French faudestuel, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German faltistuol folding chair — more at faldstool

First Known Use

1744, in the meaning defined above

单词	fauteuil
释义	fauteuil noun fau·teuil fō-ˈtœy ˈfō-ˌtil plural fauteuils fō-ˈtœy -ˌtilz : armchair especially : an upholstered chair with open arms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web His Southern antiques include a mid-19th-century mirror that reflects light from its perch on a console table, expanding the space, and a French fauteuil chair Mr. Carroll picked up in New Orleans years ago. Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 20 May 2022 There are a pair of Louis XV fauteuils, a pair of Louis XV bergères, a pair of Jules Cavailles paintings that my mother and father bought on their first trip to Paris in the late '50s. Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 2 Oct. 2012 Word History Etymology French, from Old French faudestuel, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German faltistuol folding chair — more at faldstool First Known Use 1744, in the meaning defined above
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