Recamier

Variant of récamier

récamier definition

ré·ca·mier (rā kȧ myā′)

noun

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

Etymology: after Madame Récamier

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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