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FAUTEUIL
fauteuil
(noun) an upholstered armchair
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fauteuil (plural fauteuils)
An armchair.
The chair of a presiding officer.
(by extension) Membership in the Académie française.
Source: Wiktionary
Fau`teuil", n. Etym: [F. See Faldistory.]
1. An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils or armchairs), membership in the French Academy.
2. Chair of a presiding officer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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