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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