Récamiern.

Brit.

/reɪˈkamjeɪ/,

/rəˈkamjeɪ/, U.S.

/ˌreɪkəˈmjeɪ/

Forms: 1800s– Recamier, 1900s– Récamier. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Récamier.

Etymology: < the name of Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard Récamier (1777–1849), French hostess, who was portrayed reclining on a backless couch in a famous painting of 1800 by Jacques-Louis David. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) also gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (rekamye) /rekamje/.

I. Compounds.

1. In Récamier couch, Récamier sofa, etc.: designating a backless daybed or couch, usually with arms of equal height.Popularized by the portrait by David (see etymology), in which Madame Récamier is depicted reclining on such a couch.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [adjective] > other sofas or couches

Récamier couch1895

Davenport1897

1895 S. Hale Let. 20 Jan. (1919) 291 Frank Sanborn and I sate together part of the time on a sort of Recamier-sofa-throne, and cracked jokes about Boston.

1900 L. N. Parker tr. E. Rostand L'Aiglon 12 On the left, facing the audience, a Récamier couch, and a large stand for candlesticks.

1918 O. Johnson Virtuous Wives 38 Irma Dellabarre, quietly ensconced on a Recamier chaise longue.

1964 H. Grisewood Last Cab on Rank i. 7 A charming récamier sofa.

1981 J. L. Styan Mod. Drama in Theory & Pract. III. viii. 86 The furniture was subtly unnatural: a Récamier couch curved more voluptuously, a giant wardrobe bellied out more outrageously, than the real things.

2004 M. E. Gorra Bells in their Silence ii. 32 Older hotels in the French provinces tend to have hard cylindrical pillows on the bed, like the ones you see on a Recamier sofa.

2. Designating a reclining position or posture similar to that in which Madame Récamier is portrayed in the portrait by David (see etymology).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adjective]

lyingc1000

couchant1601

prone1610

jacent1611

decumbent1656

cumbentc1660

recumbent1664

recline1667

procumbent1668

discumbent1693

reclining1748

couched1807

Récamier1904

Madame Récamier1913

1904 C. E. Clement Women in Fine Arts 151 The lithe and youthful figure of a girl is extended upon a straight-backed settle in somewhat of a Récamier pose.

1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. iii. 66 Anna, on the sofa in a Récamier attitude.

1972 J. Aiken Butterfly Picnic x. 180 I had adopted a sort of Récamier posture, reclining on my elbows.

1978 H. MacInnes Prelude to Terror 62 He could see her dancing around this room, thin negligee flowing loose, her laughter rising as she dropped on the chaise longue in a Récamier pose.

II. Simple uses.

3. A Récamier couch.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun] > other sofas or couches

bed-loft1606

Persian bed1654

divana1701

bergère1762

stibadium1840

deacon-seat1851

tuxedo sofa1895

Davenport1897

Chesterfield1900

Madame Récamier1923

Récamier1923

contour couch1952

incliner1978

1923 R. Wilson Grand Tour 72 I stood at the foot of her récamier again and looked Madame du Merry full in the eyes.

1924 J. M. Murry Voy. ix. 168 Mrs. Tancred got up from her Récamier and stretched out both hands to him.

1971 M. Smith Gypsy in Amber vii. 53 I don't understand..how a man of your obvious good taste could put a récamier in this room.

2003 New Yorker 1 Dec. 114/1 A lumpy recamier with a broken leg propped up by an unabridged dictionary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	récamier
释义	Récamiern. Brit. /reɪˈkamjeɪ/, /rəˈkamjeɪ/, U.S. /ˌreɪkəˈmjeɪ/ Forms: 1800s– Recamier, 1900s– Récamier. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Récamier. Etymology: < the name of Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard Récamier (1777–1849), French hostess, who was portrayed reclining on a backless couch in a famous painting of 1800 by Jacques-Louis David. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) also gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (rekamye) /rekamje/. I. Compounds. 1. In Récamier couch, Récamier sofa, etc.: designating a backless daybed or couch, usually with arms of equal height.Popularized by the portrait by David (see etymology), in which Madame Récamier is depicted reclining on such a couch. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [adjective] > other sofas or couches Récamier couch1895 Davenport1897 1895 S. Hale Let. 20 Jan. (1919) 291 Frank Sanborn and I sate together part of the time on a sort of Recamier-sofa-throne, and cracked jokes about Boston. 1900 L. N. Parker tr. E. Rostand L'Aiglon 12 On the left, facing the audience, a Récamier couch, and a large stand for candlesticks. 1918 O. Johnson Virtuous Wives 38 Irma Dellabarre, quietly ensconced on a Recamier chaise longue. 1964 H. Grisewood Last Cab on Rank i. 7 A charming récamier sofa. 1981 J. L. Styan Mod. Drama in Theory & Pract. III. viii. 86 The furniture was subtly unnatural: a Récamier couch curved more voluptuously, a giant wardrobe bellied out more outrageously, than the real things. 2004 M. E. Gorra Bells in their Silence ii. 32 Older hotels in the French provinces tend to have hard cylindrical pillows on the bed, like the ones you see on a Recamier sofa. 2. Designating a reclining position or posture similar to that in which Madame Récamier is portrayed in the portrait by David (see etymology). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adjective] lyingc1000 couchant1601 prone1610 jacent1611 decumbent1656 cumbentc1660 recumbent1664 recline1667 procumbent1668 discumbent1693 reclining1748 couched1807 Récamier1904 Madame Récamier1913 1904 C. E. Clement Women in Fine Arts 151 The lithe and youthful figure of a girl is extended upon a straight-backed settle in somewhat of a Récamier pose. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. iii. 66 Anna, on the sofa in a Récamier attitude. 1972 J. Aiken Butterfly Picnic x. 180 I had adopted a sort of Récamier posture, reclining on my elbows. 1978 H. MacInnes Prelude to Terror 62 He could see her dancing around this room, thin negligee flowing loose, her laughter rising as she dropped on the chaise longue in a Récamier pose. II. Simple uses. 3. A Récamier couch. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun] > other sofas or couches bed-loft1606 Persian bed1654 divana1701 bergère1762 stibadium1840 deacon-seat1851 tuxedo sofa1895 Davenport1897 Chesterfield1900 Madame Récamier1923 Récamier1923 contour couch1952 incliner1978 1923 R. Wilson Grand Tour 72 I stood at the foot of her récamier again and looked Madame du Merry full in the eyes. 1924 J. M. Murry Voy. ix. 168 Mrs. Tancred got up from her Récamier and stretched out both hands to him. 1971 M. Smith Gypsy in Amber vii. 53 I don't understand..how a man of your obvious good taste could put a récamier in this room. 2003 New Yorker 1 Dec. 114/1 A lumpy recamier with a broken leg propped up by an unabridged dictionary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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