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单词 duchesse
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Definition of duchesse in English:

duchesse

noun duːˈʃɛsˈdʌtʃɪsd(y)o͞oˈSHes
  • 1mass noun A soft, heavy, glossy kind of satin, usually of silk.

    as modifier a mauve duchesse evening dress
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another unique characteristic is the emergence of shiny materials, such as satin, silk, shantung and duchesse.
    • She shares her wedding album with writer Hamish Bowles, finally allowing an outsider to see her in her gown, an ivory duchesse satin dress with an hourglass corset bodice and crinoline skirts.
    • The makers of white duchesse satin are upping production.
    • Her duchesse satin jacket has the potential to be one of the hits of the collection.
    • The bride, given in marriage by her father Nickey, looked radiant in an ivory strapless duchesse satin dress with beaded neckline.
  • 2A chaise longue resembling two armchairs linked by a stool.

  • 3A dressing table with a pivoting mirror.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I saw my self-esteem fading as I angled the duchesse mirror to contemplate the horror of my decayed teeth.

Origin

Late 18th century (in sense 2): from French, literally 'duchess'.

Rhymes

acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes
 
 

Definition of duchesse in US English:

duchesse

nound(y)o͞oˈSHes
  • 1A soft, heavy, glossy kind of satin, usually of silk.

    as modifier a mauve duchesse evening dress
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The bride, given in marriage by her father Nickey, looked radiant in an ivory strapless duchesse satin dress with beaded neckline.
    • She shares her wedding album with writer Hamish Bowles, finally allowing an outsider to see her in her gown, an ivory duchesse satin dress with an hourglass corset bodice and crinoline skirts.
    • Another unique characteristic is the emergence of shiny materials, such as satin, silk, shantung and duchesse.
    • The makers of white duchesse satin are upping production.
    • Her duchesse satin jacket has the potential to be one of the hits of the collection.
  • 2A chaise longue resembling two armchairs linked by a stool.

  • 3A dressing table with a pivoting mirror.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I saw my self-esteem fading as I angled the duchesse mirror to contemplate the horror of my decayed teeth.

Origin

Late 18th century (in duchesse (sense 2)): from French, literally ‘duchess’.

 
 
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