méridiennen.

Brit.

/mərɪdɪˈɛn/, U.S.

/məˈˌrɪdiˈˌɛn/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French méridienne.

Etymology: < French méridienne (c1750 in this sense; apparently developed from its earlier sense ‘siesta, midday rest’: see meridian n.).Compare the following earlier example of an unassimilated borrowing of the French word:1904 E. Singleton French & Eng. Furnit. 378 The new sofas were called Méridienne and canapé pommier.

A sofa designed for use as a daybed; (chiefly spec.) an asymmetrically constructed sofa of a type popular in France during the First and Second Empires.

ΘΚΠ

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

1925 E. Maillard Old French Furnit. v. 121 The seat known as the méridienne has points of resemblance with both the causeuse chair and the chaise longue.

1938 L. E. Cotchett Evol. Furnit. vii. 105 The Méridienne imitated an antique couch. Its uneven back curves gracefully from the high to the lower end.

1987 J. Wilcox Miss Undine's Living Room iii. 38 The phone was sitting on the méridienne she had bought.

1992 Country Homes & Interiors Apr. 55 A fine nineteenth century méridienne (chaise longue intended for noonday nap) was found with mice nesting in its stuffing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	méridienne
释义	méridiennen. Brit. /mərɪdɪˈɛn/, U.S. /məˈˌrɪdiˈˌɛn/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French méridienne. Etymology: < French méridienne (c1750 in this sense; apparently developed from its earlier sense ‘siesta, midday rest’: see meridian n.).Compare the following earlier example of an unassimilated borrowing of the French word:1904 E. Singleton French & Eng. Furnit. 378 The new sofas were called Méridienne and canapé pommier. A sofa designed for use as a daybed; (chiefly spec.) an asymmetrically constructed sofa of a type popular in France during the First and Second Empires. ΘΚΠ 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 1925 E. Maillard Old French Furnit. v. 121 The seat known as the méridienne has points of resemblance with both the causeuse chair and the chaise longue. 1938 L. E. Cotchett Evol. Furnit. vii. 105 The Méridienne imitated an antique couch. Its uneven back curves gracefully from the high to the lower end. 1987 J. Wilcox Miss Undine's Living Room iii. 38 The phone was sitting on the méridienne she had bought. 1992 Country Homes & Interiors Apr. 55 A fine nineteenth century méridienne (chaise longue intended for noonday nap) was found with mice nesting in its stuffing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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