Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Bedtime; hence, a reception of visitors about bedtime: opposed to levee.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
reception held at the time of going tobed , as by asovereign or greatprince .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The couchee of King Louis is more worthy of notice than that of
Quentin Durward 2008
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Baby Charles and Steenie, you will remain till our couchee. —
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Fus pas sitot couchee que l'allouette chanta le jour.
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-- Baby Charles and Steenie, you will remain till our couchee.
The Fortunes of Nigel Walter Scott 1801
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The couchee of King Louis is more worthy of notice than that of
Quentin Durward Walter Scott 1801
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Matisse's "Femme couchee", estimated at 3. 5-5.5 million pounds, is a magnificent example of the artist's favourite subject - that of a reclining woman in an interior - and this theme relates closely to his celebrated Odalisques series from the 1920s, the auction house said.
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J'ai donc passe la nuit assis, la tete couchee sur mon sac.
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