/meuh rid'ee en", meuh rid"ee en'/ ; Fr. /may rddee dyen"/ , n. , pl. méridiennes /meuh rid'ee enz", meuh rid"ee enz'/ ; Fr. /may rddee dyen"/ . Fr. Furniture.
a short sofa of the Empire period, having arms of unequal height connected by a back with a sloping top. See illus. under empire .
[ méridien MERIDIAN (adj.) ]