dormeusen.
/dɔːˈməːz//dɔːˈmuːz/ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > night cap
nightcap1378
mutch1438
bonnet1508
biggin1558
dormeuse1734
bed-cap1820
1734 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 479 I have sent you..a dormeuse patron.
1753 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 260 She had not yet been able to get her dormouse.
2. A travelling-carriage adapted for sleeping in.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > strong, for travelling > with bed(s)
bed-coach1686
dormeuse1808
bed-carriage1869
1808 M. Wilmot Jrnl. 16 Aug. (1934) iii. 363 We..set off in the Dormeuse 4 horses abreast & two before.
1825 Visct. S. de Redcliffe in S. L. Poole Life (1888) I. 357 The two dark green carriages—a Dormeuse and Britchka, which you saw..at Windsor.
1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning (1851) 216 A dormeuse and four drove up to the inn door to change horses.
3. A kind of couch or settee.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun]
reclinatoryc1425
crabat1483
coucha1500
daybed1597
squab1664
repose1685
settee1716
sofa1717
long chair1750
duchesse1794
canapé1795
chaise-longue1800
sultane1803
chaise lounge1807
lounge1830
dormeuse1865
takht1884
méridienne1925
Berbice1951
lounger1964
1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. vi. 94 He lay back in a dormeuse before the fire.
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