fauteuil

2 definitions found

fauteuil - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fauteuil \Fau`teuil"\, n. [F. See Faldistory.]
     1. An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils
        or armchairs), membership in the French Academy.
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     2. Chair of a presiding officer.
        [1913 Webster]

fauteuil - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fauteuil
      n 1: an upholstered armchair