Definitions for recamierˌreɪ kəˈmyeɪ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
re•ca•mierˌreɪ kəˈmyeɪ(n.)
a usu. backless couch having curved arms often of unequal height.
Category: Furniture
Origin of recamier:
1920–25; after Madame Récamier
Ré•ca•mierˌreɪ kæmˈyeɪ(n.)
Madame (Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard), 1777–1849, influential French salon hostess.
Category: Biography
Wiktionary
recamier(Noun)
An old-fashioned couch with headrest and footrest.
Origin: From récamier, named after the 19th century French socialite Juliette Récamier.
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