méridienne

noun

mé·​ri·​di·​enne

mə̇¦ridē¦en

plural -s

: a short sofa of the French Empire period having one arm higher than the other

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, midday nap, from feminine of méridien meridian, of midday, from Old French meridien

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