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récamier definition

ré·ca·mier (rā kȧ myā′)

noun

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

Etymology: after Madame Récamier

Récamier definition

Ré·ca·mier (rā kȧ myā′)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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