VEILLEUSE


Meaning of VEILLEUSE in English

/ve yuez"/ , n. , pl. veilleuses /ve yuez"/ . Fr. Furniture.

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

[ veill ( er ) to watch ( vigilare; see VIGIL) + -euse -EUSE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .