Duchesse
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A French duchess. countable
"Ary Scheffer, the drawing-master of the young Orleans princesses, offered to go with Thiers and procure him an audience of the duc or duchesse, or Madame Adélaïde."
- 2 Obsolete spelling of duchess. alt-of, obsolete
"For the ſaid Lord of Chaumont, went himſelfe peaceably through the countrie with a good band of men to Rouure, from whence he led the Ducheſſe of Sauoy and all hir traine to the next place of the Kings dominions. Before the diſpatch of the Ducheſſes laſt meſſenger, the King was departed from Lions[…]"
- 3 A type of dressing table with a swing glass. countable
"One morning, during my first week at school, I sneaked into Mum and Dad's bedroom, opened the top drawer of the duchesse, where the coins ‘brought back from the war’ were kept, and helped myself to a handful."
- 4 Ellipsis of duchesse lace. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Synonyms
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More examples"Ary Scheffer, the drawing-master of the young Orleans princesses, offered to go with Thiers and procure him an audience of the duc or duchesse, or Madame Adélaïde."
Etymology
From French duchesse. Doublet of duchess.
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