fauteuil


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fau·teuil

 (fō′tĭl, fō-tœ′yə)
n.
An upholstered armchair usually having sides that are open.

[French, from Old French faldestoel, of Germanic origin; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
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fauteuil

(ˈfəʊtɜːɪ; French fotœj)
n
(Furniture) an armchair, the sides of which are not upholstered
[C18: from French, from Old French faudestuel, folding chair, of Germanic origin; see faldstool]
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fau•teuil

(ˈfoʊ tɪl; Fr. foʊˈtœ yə)

n., pl. -teuils (-tɪlz; Fr. -ˈtœ yə)
an upholstered armchair.
[1735–45; < French; Old French faldestoel < Frankish *faldistōl; see faldstool]
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fauteuil

An upholstered armchair.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fauteuil - an upholstered armchairfauteuil - an upholstered armchair    
armchair - chair with a support on each side for arms
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References in classic literature ?
"Monsieur d'Artagnan," said the cardinal, sitting down on a fauteuil, "you have always seemed to me to be a brave and honorable man."
Already the cold sweat started on my brow, already I glanced back over my shoulder at the closed door, when, to my unspeakable relief, my eye, wandering mildly in the direction of the stove, rested upon a second figure, seated in a large fauteuil beside it.
During the time which Lord de Winter took to shut the door, close a shutter, and draw a chair near to his sister-in-law's fauteuil, Milady, anxiously thoughtful, plunged her glance into the depths of possibility, and discovered all the plan, of which she could not even obtain a glance as long as she was ignorant into whose hands she had fallen.
Then, when all were placed, he chose as his headquarters the ante-chamber, in which he found a large fauteuil, a lamp, some wine, some water: and some dry bread.
No one aiding her, for all were petrified, she sank back in her fauteuil, breathing a weak, trembling sigh.
He went home, and feeling rather tired--nursing a vengeance was, it must be confessed, a rather fatiguing process; it took a good deal out of one--flung himself into one of his brocaded fauteuils, stretched his legs, thrust his hands into his pockets, and, while he watched the reflected sunset fading from the ornate house-tops on the opposite side of the Boulevard, began mentally to compose a cool epistle to Madame de Bellegarde.
The French had toyed with different versions of chairs, from the more formal and rectilinear fauteuil de style to the more comforting fauteuil confortable for interiors of distinction.
Pir Abdul Aziz was born in 1934 in the house of Haji Gul, and held the fauteuil after death of his father in 1971, and ever since remained involved in spreading the teachings of Islam.
Pir Abdul Aziz borne in 1934 in house of Haji Gul saib and hold fauteuil after death of his father in 1971 and since he was involved in spreading of teachings of Islam.
Comptant un match en moins, le WAC reste encore loin de la tete du classement occupee par l'Ittihad de Tanger qui a battu l'OC Safi egalement sur le score de (1-0) pour conforter son fauteuil de leader avec 44 points.