récamier

(rā kȧ myā′)

noun

a type of couch, usually backless, with gracefully scrolled ends

Origin: after Madame Récamier

Récamier, Madame (born Jeanne Françoise Julie Adelaïde Bernard) 1777-1849; Fr. social leader in intellectual & literary circles

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