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单词 veilleuse
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veilleuse

[ ve-yœz ]
/ vɛˈyœz /

noun, plural veil·leuses [ve-yœz]. /vɛˈyœz/. French Furniture.

a sofa having a low and a high end, with a back that slopes from one end to the other.

Origin of veilleuse

<French: literally, watcher (opposed to sleeper), equivalent to veill(er) to watch (<Latin vigilāre;see vigil) + -euse-euse

Words nearby veilleuse

V-eight, Veii, veil, veiled, veiling, veilleuse, Veillonella, veiltail goldfish, vein, veining, veinlet
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Example sentences from the Web for veilleuse

  • A light went out in her eyes, like that of a veilleuse in the dawn.

    Beauchamp's Career, Complete|George Meredith
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