duchessen.
/d(j)uːˈʃɛs/ 1. A kind of chaise-longue, consisting of two armchairs facing each other, with a stool connecting them. So duchesse brisée (see quot. 1937).
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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
1794 Cabinet-Maker (A. Hepplewhite & Co.) (ed. 3) 16 (caption) Duchesse and Confidante.
1803 T. Sheraton Cabinet Dict. 337 Duchess, a kind of bed, composed of three parts, or a chair at each end and a stool between them.]
1936 ‘R. West’ Thinking Reed i. 12 André..poured out a glass of Evian and sat back on the duchesse sofa.
1937 Burlington Mag. June 286/2 Our chaise-longue..consists of a bergère and a bout-de-pied. In this form it is usually called duchesse brisée.
1955 R. Fastnedge Eng. Furnit. Styles ix. 200 The duchesse..was formed by two facing ‘Barjier chairs..with a stool in the middle’.
2. duchesse dressing-chest, duchesse dressing-table, a dressing-table with a swing-glass; also elliptical; duchesse toilet-cover, duchesse toilet-set, a cover for a dressing-table, or a set of covers usually consisting of one long runner, one smaller, and two very small mats.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > dressing table
toilet1667
dressing table1668
toilet table1753
dresser1828
kidney table1845
duchesse dressing-table1863
poudreuse1902
vanity table1936
vanity1937
1863 M. B. Chesnut Diary Sept. in C. V. Woodward Mary Chesnut's Civil War (1981) xviii. 456 She had a duchesse dressing table—muslin and lace.
1881 C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork Mod. Homes iii. 210 The Duchesse Dressing Table... Dear to woman's heart is the convenient little ‘Duchesse’..with its snowy draperies.
1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 1102/2 Duchesse Toilet Covers.
1906 Lady's World Nov. 156/1 Very dainty Duchesse toilet sets can be made by placing some of these floral squares on a foundation of coloured silk.
1922 Daily Tel. 12 June 20/1 Burr walnut duchesse tables and washstands.
1930 Daily Tel. 5 Apr. 21/7 Duchesse dressing chests.
1957 J. Frame Owls do Cry i. xii. 54 The tweezers..stayed in exactly the same place on the duchesse.
3. (See quot. 1878.)
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1873 Young Englishwoman July 338/2 The bodice and open Duchess sleeves are also trimmed.]
1878 Cassell's Family Mag. 4 168/2 For balls..there are the Duchesse and Marquise sleeves. The Duchesse covers two-thirds of the arm, and is finished off with frills..and lace.
4. duchesse satin, satin duchesse, a very soft, heavy kind of satin.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > with glossy or shiny surface > satin > types of
fuger1465
Bruges satin1502
cypress1509
Bruges1552
satinesco1615
siper1805
satin de chine1833
duchesse satin1878
1878 Cassell's Family Mag. 4 365/1 Duchesse satin is the widest, and at the same time far the best.
1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Aug. 9/1 A long train of cream duchesse satin.
1894 Times 19 Sept. 10/4 Charged..with stealing a large quantity of silk and satin duchesse.
1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 1095/2 Coloured Satins. Duchesse.
1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 248 Duchesse, a highly lustrous, heavy, firm, yet soft satin.
5. Duchesse lace n. a variety of Brussels pillow-lace, worked with fine thread in large sprays.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > pillow or bobbin > types of
Honiton lace1688
Brussels lace1748
Honiton1851
point d'Angleterre1851
torchon lace1865
Cluny1872
Duchesse lace1882
plaited lace1882
Medici lace1890
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 166/2 Duchesse Lace is worked with a finer and different thread to that of Honiton.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 110/2 ‘Duchesse’ and Bruges lace are the chief pillow-made laces.
1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 1110/3. Duchesse and lace-trimmed blinds.
6. duchesse potatoes n. mashed potatoes mixed with egg and either baked or fried in small cakes or used as a decoration (see quots.).
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > prepared vegetables and dishes > [noun] > prepared potatoes > mashed potatoes
mashed potato1747
mash potato1797
mash1904
mashed1923
duchesse potatoes1947
1930 R. Wakefield Toll House Recipes 172 Duchess potatoes.]
1947 I. B. Allen Food for Two 106 Pipe duchesse potato around the edge.
1948 L. Marion Be your Own Chef xii. 209 Duchesse Potatoes... When you have a compact mash of potatoes..add two tablespoons of grated cheese and beat in a yolk of egg..melt a tablespoon of butter in the frying-pan..place your little pieces in it and turn them on both sides, until they are of an even golden colour.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 481/1 Mashed or Duchesse potatoes may be piped into fancy shapes or borders.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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