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recamier
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- In "Récamier couch", "Récamier sofa", etc.: designating a backless daybed or couch, usually with arms of equal height.
- Designating a reclining position or posture similar to that in which Madame Récamier is portrayed in the portrait by David.
- A Récamier couch.
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Origin
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late 19th century. From the name of Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard Récamier, French hostess, who was portrayed reclining on a backless couch in a famous painting of 1800 by Jacques-Louis David
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