Duchesse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /duːˈʃɛs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Duchesse is a noun meaning (countable) A French duchess.
Meaning
(countable) A French duchess.
More Meanings
- (countable) A type of dressing table with a swing glass.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of duchesse lace.
- Obsolete spelling of duchess.
Example Sentences
Ary Scheffer, the drawing-master of the young Orleans princesses, offered to go with Thiers and procure him an audience of the duc or duchesse, or Madame Adélaïde.
She was the eighth child of the duc and duchesse of Enghien and, as a member of the reigning Bourbon house, was styled a princesse du sang, or princess of the blood.
“[T]hat little violet [La Vallière], who hid herself in the grass, and was ashamed of being a mistress, a mother, and a duchesse; that will never be the model.”—Mme de Sévigné.
One morning, during my first week at school, I sneaked into Mum and Dad's bedroom, opened the top drawer of the duchesse, where the coins ‘brought back from the war’ were kept, and helped myself to a handful.
Word Forms
- duchesses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include duchess, grande, duchessdom, duke, duchy, dukedom.
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