Dictionary
du•chesse
Pronunciation: ( Fr. dy-shes'), [key]—
n.,
—pl. du•chessesPronunciation: ( Fr. dy-shes'). [key]
Fr. Furniture.
a daybed having a rounded, partially enclosed head and usually a similar foot, sometimes made in two or three pieces able to be used separately
(duchesse brisée). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.